Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program

The Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) was announced as part of the 2025-26 Budget as a component of Outcome 2: Individual Health Benefits, Program 2.1 Medical Benefits of the department’s Portfolio Budget Statements 2025-26. Practices participating in BBPIP receive an additional 12.5% incentive payment on every $1 of the MBS benefits paid from eligible services, split evenly (50/50) between the GP and the practice. Participating practices must bulk bill every eligible MBS service (Outlined at Appendix 15.3 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines) for all their Medicare-eligible patients to receive the incentive payment. Eligible MBS services include the most common GP services such as time-tiered consultation items, health assessments, mental health treatment items, and chronic condition management items. The BBPIP incentive payment is in addition to MBS benefits paid, and MBS BBIs are paid independently of the BBPIP incentive payments. BBPIP is managed by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (the department). Note: BBPIP registrations will not open until 1 November 2025. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side. Eligibility: Section 2: Eligibility criteria – Who is eligible to apply of the Guidelines sets out eligibility requirements for practices and providers wanting to participate in BBPIP. All eligibility requirements must be met concurrently within an incentive assessment period for the practice or provider to be eligible for payment. Incentive payments cannot be made if practices and all providers do not jointly satisfy all the eligibility criteria