Medicare record

November 14, 2011

MEDICARE bulk billing figures for the September 2011 quarter were at record highs, according to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon. The figures show that 75.9% of all services were bulk billed, equal to the March quarter record numbers. According to the results the September quarter saw 86 million services and $4.5 billion in benefits provided to Australians, with the 75.9% bulk-billing rate up 0.5% on the June quarter 2011 results and up 1.3% on the September quarter 2010.

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