Analysis
What the Medicare numbers say about bulk billing beyond any one area. Each piece uses the same official data as the tracker; how every figure is made is on the Methods page.
- Bulk billing since 2009, by visits and by people54.5% of patients had every GP visit bulk billed in 2025–26, against 80.9% of visits.Read →
- Better-off areas are bulk billed least, and the gap has doubledThe gap between the most and least disadvantaged areas has grown from 10 to 22 points since Jul–Sep 2021.Read →
- Is the 2030 target on track?At the past year’s pace, Australia would reach 90% in about 1.2 years; 78 local areas would still fall short.Read →
- Where the November 2025 incentive made a difference316 of 332 areas improved faster after the change; better-off city areas least.Read →
- Where gap fees bite hardestIn 25 of the most disadvantaged areas, an average GP visit costs more than the national $9.60.Read →
- Did falling bulk billing push people to emergency departments?Lower-urgency emergency visits did not rise as bulk billing fell, and areas show no link between the two.Read →