Cost to See a Doctor Increases in Australia, With Less Clinics Bulk Billing

Published on January 8, 2024

A new report shows less than one in four Australian doctors are now offering bulk billing consults to adults through Medicare. The data reveals the number of general practitioner (GP) clinics providing bulk bill consults has fallen by more than 11 percent in a year. Nationally, the bulk billing rate has dropped from 34.7 percent in 2023 to 23.6 percent in 2024, a Cleanbill 2024 Blue Report (pdf) showed. The average out-of-pocket cost to see a GP in Australia is $41.68 (US$28), up 3.1 percent from $40.45 in 2023 across the nation. The report surveyed 6,091 clinics nationwide, including 2,098 in New South Wales, 1,488 in Victoria, and 1,264 in Queensland. From 2023 to 2024, New South Wales’s bulk billing rate has dropped by 11.4 percent from 48.6 percent to 37.2 percent....

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