Internationally renowned Commonwealth Fund has ranked Australia's health system as the top performing country in 2024.
Australia's rank tops the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, France, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.
While Australians have for years found it hard to find a bulk billing doctor thanks to Peter Dutton's freeze of the Medicare rebate, the report highlights the Albanese Labor Government's investments in Medicare through the tripling of the bulk billing incentive as a recent improvement to affordability.
Our Government's investment in Medicare has meant more than 4 million additional bulk billed visits to the GP since 1 November last year.
In its 40th year, Australians should all be proud that we have a Medicare system that provides universal care to all Australians, no matter your means.
There is still so much work to do. Australians rightly deserve a world-class health system.
It is going to take time to repair the damage of a decade of Liberal cuts and neglect to Medicare.
It's only an Albanese Labor Government that will protect and strengthen Medicare.
