This ongoing proposal has 2 components and would commence from 1 July 2025.

Component 1

Eligibility for BBI to be expanded to all Medicare card holders, rebate rate set to triple rate as per the Budget 2023-24 Strengthening Medicare measure and include the same restrictions as the Strengthening Medicare measure.

• Bulk billing items eligible for tripled BBI include: 00023, 00024, 00036, 00037, 00044, 00047 00123, 00124, 05020, 05023, 05028, 05040, 05043, 05049, 05060, 05063, 05067, 05071, 05076, 05077, 90035, 90043, 90051, 90054, 91800, 91801, 91802, 91891, 91900, 91910, and 91920.

Component 2

A 20% increase to the Medicare patient rebates for all general attendance items for general practitioners Level C and Level D as specified in Note AN.0.74 | Medicare Benefits Schedule (health.gov.au).