Bulk billed pathology is under threat because:

• Funding for pathology has been frozen since 1999;
• Only one third of pathology items are being indexed from 1 July 2025;
• Funding for vitamin B12 and urine tests is being cut to by $356 million, from 1 July this year.

Throughout the election campaign, we called on the government to reverse the cuts, and increase the funding. Unfortunately, no such commitment has been made so far.

This is too important for patients – so we are not giving up!

We will continue to advocate until pathology bulk billing is secure for all Australians. 

Thank you to all our supporters. Thank you for emailing your MP, for sharing our message, and for supporting access to pathology services.

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