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
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.
They ensured patients of doctors placed in isolation as a result of the outbreak were still able to claim Medicare rebates for telehealth consults with their