Govt says it will investigate public hospitals’ named referral Medicare rort
The Department of Health will look into the practice of demanding named referrals so doctors’ fees are covered by Medicare
The hospital practice of demanding named referrals so doctors’ fees are covered by Medicare may finally face scrutiny.
For years, GPs have labelled the demands a rort, saying they are used to enable hospitals to shift the cost of patient care from states and territories to the Federal Government.
