GPs at risk of COVID-19 get MBS funding to work from home

Expansion of telehealth items will support pregnant GPs, over-70s and new parents
Staff writers
Telehealth

Vulnerable GPs at risk of contracting COVID-19 will be able to conduct MBS-funded telehealth consults from their homes, the Federal Government has revealed.

A series of new attendance items, which must be bulk-billed, were originally introduced on 13 March.