HealthEngine launches $60 GP video consults

The company's GP founder says patients are keen — even without MBS subsidies

Patients looking to book GP appointments through the HealthEngine app are now being offered the option of a $60 video consult with GPs instead.

The booking business, which says it is used by more than one million Australians every month, says it has struck deals with telehealth companies Phenix Health and Doctors on Demand. 

None of the consults accessed through the app will attract Medicare rebates, so patients will pay $69 for a Phenix consult lasting 15 minutes or less.

For Doctors on Demand, the consult fee is $62.95 in business hours, rising to $92.25 for after-hours appointments.