A re-elected Albanese Labor Government will make the single largest investment in Medicare ever. This will deliver an additional 18 million bulk billed GP visits every year.
This will mean 9 out of 10 GP visits will be bulk billed by 2030, boosting the number of fully bulk billed practices to around 4800 nationally – triple the current number. At this election Australia faces a choice: a stronger Medicare with more bulk billing for all Australians under Labor, or more cuts to Medicare under Peter Dutton's Liberals.
Labor wants all Australians to have access to a free bulk billing doctor.
Whether your family needs urgent or ongoing health care, under Labor, every Australian will have access to free healthcare with their Medicare card.
To do this Labor will:
You and your family will save hundreds of dollars a year in out-of-pocket medical costs.
No more wondering if you need to reach for your Medicare card or your credit card: Labor will put back every dollar that Peter Dutton ripped out of Medicare.
Peter Dutton is not on the side of Medicare and never has been.
Australia’s doctors voted Peter Dutton the worst Health Minister in Medicare’s history for a reason.
As Health Minister, Peter Dutton said there were "too many free Medicare services".
Peter Dutton tried to end bulk billing with a GP tax and then started a six-year freeze to Medicare rebates that stripped billions out of Medicare.
Peter Dutton will cut Medicare, just like he did last time, and make more Australians pay to see a GP.
There is no question that when it comes to Medicare, you will be worse off under Dutton.
Labor is building Australia’s future by building a stronger Medicare.
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