Labor spruiks Medicare spending as parliament resumes

The government will talk up its healthcare credentials by arguing billions of dollars in Medicare incentives are already yielding results as parliament resumes for another sitting week.

On Saturday major subsidies took effect, aimed at making nine in every 10 doctors appointments bulk billed by 2030.

The $8.5 billion policy was a key plank of Labor's re-election pitch earlier this year, but some doctors have said they won't take up the new incentives because it still won't be cost-effective to offer free appointments.

Under the plan, payments which previously incentivised GPs to bulk bill children and concession card holders have been expanded to all Australians.

A new reward payment has also been set up for clinics where every doctor bulk bills every patient for normal appointments.