AMA Queensland advocacy on bulk-billing reaches Australian Parliament

AMA Queensland’s advocacy on bulk billing changes has reached the Australian Parliament this week, with statements from AMA Queensland President Dr Nick Yim mentioned on Monday 24 November 2025 by Federal Member for Bowen, Henry Pike MP.

Mr Pike put forward a motion denouncing the government's bulk billing policy, and cited commentary made by Dr Yim in October. The issue over bulk billing was debated in Parliament on both sides. The motion called on the government to stop using Medicare as a political slogan and start addressing the real pressures facing patients and GPs.

Read AMA Queensland’s official statement on bulk billing changes.

The mention is transcribed below:

"The Queensland President of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Nick Yim, said in October: "We all know across the country expenses are increasing. That includes mortgages, electricity, staff wages, insurances. And obviously when we see these rebates, if they’re not keeping in touch with the cost-of-living expenses, it just means that we cannot bulk-bill everyone. We also know that our population is getting older, diseases are increasing, becoming more complex, and we do want to incentivise those longer consultations for those with increased complexity as well. We want to incentivise taking the time, seeing the patient and for those long consultations.” [1:26:20 – 1:27:01].

Watch the full debate in Parliament.