Changing the clock on fee-for-service: The looming reforms to the GP consult time tiers
AMA president Dr Danielle McMullen says it's critical any plan includes the actual rebates.
The government move to re-engineer the Medicare time tiers for GP consults has the potential to become one of the most significant structural reforms to fee-for-service in decades.
For years, GPs have argued that they no longer reflect the complex realities of modern general practice.
With the MBS Review Advisory Committee expected to reveal a draft of the new time tiers next year, questions are being asked about whether the rebates will attach — whether much-needed change will again end up being done on the cheap.
We spoke to Dr Danielle McMullen, Queensland GP and AMA president.
