New Bulk Billing Calculator and Expression of Interest Form Released

From 1 November 2025, the Australian Government is launching the new Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP).   To receive the BBPIP, every doctor at participating practices must bulk bill every eligible service for every patient. Practices participating in the Program will receive an additional 12.5% incentive payment on every $1 of MBS benefit earned, split 50/50 between the GP and the practice.  This incentive payment will be in addition to MBS Benefits paid (including bulk billing incentives). 

A new calculator has been released for general practice owners, managers and individual general practitioners to estimate annual earnings from Medicare bulk billing incentives (BBIs) and the new Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP), starting 1 November 2025. The calculator uses MBS information about BBPIP MBS eligible services only to build an average annual provider and practice payment estimate for BBPIP MBS eligible services for your practice type and location. A User Guide is available explaining how to use the calculator. 

For providers that intend to join the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program, an Expression of Interest (EOI) form is now available.  Practices that complete the EOI form will be mailed communications material for their practice to display from 1 November.  Details and instructions on how to register for BBPIP will be available from 1 November 2025.

For practices continuing to operate a mixed billing model, the RACGP has materials for practices to help them plan and communicate their billing arrangements to patients.