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Practice Incentive Program

The Practice Incentives Program (PIP) provides payments to eligible general practices to support the delivery of quality primary health care. The program encourages practices to improve patient access, strengthen the delivery of care and support better health outcomes.

It includes eight individual incentives that recognise different aspects of general practice, from quality improvement and digital health to rural healthcare, Indigenous health and medical education.

  • Eligible practices receive incentive payments in addition to their usual fee-for-service income. Payments are calculated using factors such as practice size, patient demographics and the type of incentive.

    Most payments are based on the practice’s Standardised Whole Patient Equivalent (SWPE), which reflects the proportion of care provided to patients during a reference period. Medicare calculates payments using information supplied by the practice, with additional details required for some incentives.

    Payments are made quarterly in February, May, August and November.

    To participate, practices must be accredited or working towards accreditation against the RACGP Standards for General Practices.

  • The program includes eight incentives across three payment streams:

    • After Hours Incentive
    • eHealth Incentive
    • General Practitioner Payment Aged Care Access Incentive
    • Indigenous Health Incentive
    • Procedural General Practitioner Payment
    • Quality Improvement Incentive
    • Rural Loading Incentive
    • Teaching Payment Incentive

    Learn more about the individual incentives and payments.

  • For help with applying for the Practice Incentives Program, please contact our practice support team through email or by calling on 08 8982 1000.

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