Keep Pathology Bulk Billed | Australian Pathology

Pathology is a vital piece of Australia’s health infrastructure:

Pathology funding has not been indexed for 24 years, which makes it an exception in the health system where everything else has been indexed during that time. The indexation freeze has been exacerbated by four Medicare cuts between 2008 and 2014.

For nearly a quarter of a century, pathology providers have been filling the financial gap between the funding provided by the Government and the actual, increasing cost of providing these vital services.

We are calling on the Government to reintroduce indexation for the Pathology Services Table in this year’s Federal Budget.

Without appropriate indexation, pathology providers will be forced to make some very difficult decisions.

We ask for your support to Keep Pathology Bulk Billed. Please use the form below to contact your MP and let them know that pathology funding needs to be indexed in this year’s Federal Budget.

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With the increased cost of living and the rising cost of seeing a GP, I can’t afford to pay a gap fee for important pathology tests, like blood tests.

We know the government has increased funding for bulk billing at GPs, but we also know that this money is not going to vital pathology services and that our Medicare rebate for pathology tests has not increased for 24 years.

We also know that 99.6% of pathology tests are currently bulk billed BUT this is now at risk because of the funding freeze.

There is a serious risk of a gap fee on the pathology services we currently receive for free.

We don’t want pathology to become like bulk billing for GP's, which is becoming harder to access and making healthcare more expensive.

Australian Pathology has made a pre-budget submission asking for $630 million over four years. This is the funding required to ensure that there is no gap fee for pathology services.

Don’t create a gap - Increase funding for pathology in this year’s Federal Budget! Australians like me are depending on it.

Please help us keep pathology bulk billed.

Pathology is a vital piece of Australia’s health infrastructure:

For nearly a quarter of a century, pathology providers have been filling the financial gap between the funding provided by the Government and the actual, increasing cost of providing these vital services.

We ask for your support to Keep Pathology Bulk Billed. Please use the form below to contact your MP and let them know that pathology funding needs to be indexed in this year’s Federal Budget.

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