Medicare funding boost not an immediate cure, say doctors' groups
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Doctors' groups have welcomed funding pledges by both Labor and the Coalition to address Medicare bulk billing rates. Regional GP services provider Hamish Meldrum has said the funding would replenish GP health care deserts in regional and remote communities. But others like the Australian Medical Association say the money is not a silver bullet for all GPs, and that it will take time to fix the system
