WATCH: Will a 40 percent increase in bulk billing have side effects?

After the government's multi-billion dollar boost to Medicare incentives came into effect last year, more GPs across Australia are switching to bulk billed practices.

The Eastern Melburnian reporter Matthew Sims spoke with the National Account’s Archie Milligan about his reporting on the figures from Cleanbill’s “Blue Report”, a look at how GP clinics are offering full bulk billing across the nation.

Topics included how a local doctor and medical academic said this uptick could result in patients not being able to get the level of care they need and that some clinics might only be trialing the scheme to see if it works for their business.

Watch the video below.