Albanese pledge: nine in ten GP visits bulk billed by 2030, in $8.5 billion Medicare injection
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Albanese government on Sunday will pledge $8.5 billion for Medicare, declaring this would enable all Australians to have access to bulk billing by 2030.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce the policy at a rally in Tasmania, where the Labor seat of Lyons and the Liberal seat of Bass are in play.
Under the plan, Labor would extend the...