Cleanbill Health of the Nation Report

On 8 January 2023, Cleanbill released the 2023 Blue Report. It was ground-breaking stuff, but it didn’t cover areas of the country that around 30% of Australians call home.

It was ground-breaking stuff, but it didn’t cover areas of the country that around 30% of Australians call home.

We had to finish the job. And that’s exactly what we’ve done.

Between January and April, Cleanbill gathered and listed full information, including pricing and availability information, for every other Australian GP clinic we could find.

All 6,363 of them.

This represents the first ever comprehensive survey of GP clinic availabilities and billing practices in Australian history, and the headline findings paint a deeply concerning picture of our primary healthcare system.

Just 35.1% of GP clinics that are taking on new patients around the country still bulk bill everyone who walks through the door.

At the almost 65% of GP clinics that don’t bulk bill all their patients, average out-of-pocket costs sit at $40.42 for a standard, 15-minute consultation. This is paid by the patient on top of the $39.75 already paid by Medicare.

And across Australia, there are no federal electorates where 100% of GP clinics bulk bill, but there are 4 federal electorates (Fairfax, Franklin, Mayo and Newcastle) where bulk billing as a practice has ceased to exist.

You can read the full Health of the Nation Report and access the data behind it below.

You can read the Sydney Morning Herald’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read the Sydney Morning Herald’s editorial coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read The Age’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read The Canberra Times’ coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read the Sunday Mail’s (QLD) coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read the Sunday Mail’s (SA) coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read The Mercury’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read WAtoday’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read SBS’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read the Illawarra Mercury’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read the Maitland Mercury’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read Star Mail’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read the Tasmanian Times’ coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read 3BA’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read Mirage News’ coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read the Newcastle Herald’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read the Northern Daily Leader’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read AusBiz’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read Sky News’ coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read newsGP’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can read ABC’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view Sunrise’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view The Today Show’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view The Project’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view 10 News First’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view 7 News Australia’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view 9 News Sydney’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view 9 News Queensland’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view 9 News Perth’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view 9 News Melbourne’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view 9 News Adelaide’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can view NBN News’ coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here and here.
You can listen to 2GB Overnights with Luke Grant’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can listen to 4BC Afternoons with Sofie Formica’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can listen to ABC Brisbane Drive’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can listen to ABC Illawarra Drive’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.
You can listen to ABC Adelaide Afternoon’s coverage of the Health of the Nation Report here.