GPs using interpreters given Medicare green light to claim longer consults
It follows a long campaign by the RACGP and doctors caring for refugees
Health officials are finally allowing GPs who need patient interpreters to claim longer MBS consults, but those who specialise in refugee health say the rebates available are still inadequate compensation for the complexity of the work.
Dr Lester Mascarenhas.
Dr Lester Mascarenhas says he has repeatedly asked Medicare about using the longer consult items to cover the additional
