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‘Free’ Trips to the Doctor Increase by More Than 360,000 in Australia

However, recent productivity commission data shows Australians delayed seeing a doctor in the last financial year.
‘Free’ Trips to the Doctor Increase by More Than 360,000 in Australia
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Monica O’Shea
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Bulk billing in Australia has risen by more than 2 percent since the government boosted incentives for trips to the doctor in November.

Australians have benefited from an estimated 360,000 more trips to the doctor being bulk billed since the incentives started, Health Minister Mark Butler said.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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