New bulk billing incentives mean more patients will be able to dodge out-of-pocket costs at the GP from November 1.

About 1000 general practices that currently charge their patients fees have already revealed they’ll begin bulk billing at the weekend, Health Minister Mark Butler told Sunrise host Nat Barr on Friday.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Health Minister discusses bulk billing boost on Sunrise.

“They’ll be fully bulk billing every single patient that comes through their door,” he said.

“This investment in bulk billing is the biggest ever in the history of Medicare.”

The $7.9 billion Medicare boost expands bulk billing incentives for concession patients to cover all patients.

“People with a concession card, their bulk billing rate is 92 per cent. But if you don’t have that card, that

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