We’ve made medicines cheaper.

We’ve made the biggest reduction to PBS medicine prices since the scheme was introduced.

We’re freezing the maximum cost of PBS prescriptions for 12 months. That means no one will pay more than $31.60 for a PBS script.

And for Australians with pensioner or concession cards, we’re freezing the price for five years. So those Australians won’t pay more than $7.70 for the medicine they need.

Labor built Medicare and we will always strengthen it.

Free urgent care.

The 58 free Medicare Urgent Care Clinics we’ve opened across the country are already delivering care and taking pressure off emergency departments.

And due to their success, we’re delivering 29 more clinics. They are all completely bulk billed, so all you’ll need is your Medicare card. 

We’re also increasing hospital funding, working with the states and territories to give Australians better access to health services they need, when they need them.

Making it easier to see a GP.

We’ve made the biggest-ever investment in bulk billing. It will help more than 11 million Australians see the doctor for free.

Bulk billing rates had been falling due to a decade of cuts and neglect of Medicare under the Liberals – which began when Peter Dutton froze Medicare rebates as Health Minister.

We're working hard to strengthen Medicare. 

Thanks to our investment, bulk billing has begun to rise again. 

It means GPs are able to bulk bill more patients. Families with children under 16, pensioners and other cardholders are finding it easier to see a bulk billing doctor than they have for a decade.

Improving regional telehealth.

We’ve restored funding for video mental health consultations in rural and regional areas.

Living in a rural or regional area shouldn't mean going without mental health support. But that’s exactly what the former Liberal Government’s cuts to bulk billing video mental health consultations meant for too many people.

We have brought back access to this vital support for even our smallest towns