GPs who do thorough medical care, showing up for both mental health and physical health are *penalised* by the Australian Medicare system.
But this story buries the lede (completely): Mark Butler is killing off Mental Health item numbers for GP patients next month 🤯
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
abc.net.au
GP says fees will go up at his clinic when bulk-billing incentives come in
An industry survey finds GPs are managing conditions typically handled by specialists due to high costs and only 12 per cent can afford to bulk-bill all patients.
