The government will talk up its healthcare credentials by arguing billions of dollars in Medicare incentives are already yielding results as parliament resumes for another sitting week.

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On Saturday major subsidies took effect, aimed at making nine in every 10 doctors appointments bulk billed by 2030.

The $8.5 billion policy was a key plank of Labor's re-election pitch earlier this year, but some doctors have said they won't take up the new incentives because it still won't be cost-effective to offer free appointments.

Under the plan, payments

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