Now the leaders are being asked what they are doing about bulk billing.

Anthony Albanese goes through the policy to triple the incentive to bulkbilling for GPs and the urgent care clinics.

What he doesn’t mention is that the bulk billing rate itself has not been increased. Just the incentive. Which relies on doctors meeting certain measures in order to get the incentive, but the rate itself isn’t increasing.

Dutoon says much the same thing.

Both talk about lifting the bulkbilling rate. but not the actual rate itself.