$300 GP aged care incentive failing and must be replaced, AMA says
The incentive, introduced in 2024, should be replaced by a simpler payment structure, the AMA says.
The AMA wants the $300 GP aged care incentive replaced with a new system already, branding it “overly complex and exclusionary”.
The incentive began just two years ago, with the Federal Government allocating $112 million over four years and tying it to the MyMedicare patient enrolment program.
But it has been under constant fire from GPs for its administrative headaches, with some even quitting aged care work because of the “soul-destroying” bureaucracy.
The incentive pays $300 to a GP and $130 to their practice annually for every MyMedicare-registered aged care patient who receives eight consultations a year plus two care planning services.
