Labor's federal health spokesperson Chris Bowen visited the Launceston General Hospital and met with local doctors on Wednesday as part of an Australia-wide tour of each state's health system.

The effects of the lack of Medicare bulk billing GP clinics in Launceston has become clear in recent years, with one Mowbray GP claiming a "lack of government support" is putting added pressure on local clinics and increasing out-of-pocket costs for patients.

The Medicare rebate freeze was introduced in 2013 by Labor as a "temporary" measure, drawing criticism from the coalition at the time. The freeze remained until July this year however - five years after the coalition came to power.

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Mr Bowen said the situation had been getting worse during those years and lifting the freeze on its own was not enough to restore bulk billing in Launceston.

"I think it will simply stop the situation from potentially getting worse, but it won't improve the situation," he said.

"The freeze in effect remains in terms of there won't be a catch up on the lost time.

"The government boasts about bulk billing rates, but I think most Australians know that bulk billing rates aren't as high as the government would have you believe."

During a visit to Launceston earlier this month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said bulk billing rates for GP services were "at record highs".

The 97 per cent figure oft-cited for total bulk billing rates includes any Medicare service that is bulk billed, and not solely GP visits.

Mr Bowen said Labor was developing new health policies to take to the next election in 2022, but could not specify measures that would immediately lift pressure on GPs and patients.

Liberal Bass MHR Bridget Archer said the way in which the Bass electorate had been classified under the seven-tier Modified Monash Model was impacting rural health outcomes.

Bass receives a level 2 classification - with level 1 being a major city and level 7 being very remote - meaning rural GPs in the electorate only qualify for the same incentives as GPs in Launceston.

Ms Archer said bulk billing was only one part of a broader picture of improving health outcomes in Northern Tasmania, based on her meetings with health representatives.

"From those conversations, I understand that bulk billing rates, whilst presenting some challenges, is not the only issue putting pressure on the health system," she said.

"Therefore, lifting the rebate freeze is not the lone solution to the issue.

"For instance the issue of the Modified Monash Model (MMM) - where Bass has a level 2 classification - is one that has been consistently raised and is critical in beginning to create real change in the health system in Northern Tasmania and one that I am advocating strongly for to the federal Health Minister Greg Hunt."

Ms Archer cited a clinic in Lilydale that could classify as level 5 if it was "a few hundred metres down the road" as an example of issues with the current system.

"There are concerns around the recruitment and retention of doctors which again could be addressed by the MMM classification," she said.