Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Can the minister confirm that, under current bulk-billing arrangements, a medical practice in a regional area receives a higher bulk-billing incentive than in a metropolitan area? And can the minister confirm that under the government's budget savings measure this higher incentive for GPs has been abandoned and that regional GPs who do not charge the $7 GP tax will be more than $14 worse off per consultation?