Why more clinics are bulk-billing but out-of-pocket costs are still skyrocketing

CleanBill CEO James Gillespie joined Dean & Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to break down new data revealing a rise in bulk-billing clinics alongside increasing out-of-pocket costs for patients. While the federal government's November Medicare changes successfully incentivised some clinics to fully bulk-bill, others have been forced to hike their fees to combat intense inflationary pressures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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