MBS item for heart health checks should be ditched, says RACGP
The college says the items introduced in 2019 represent a 'piecemeal approach' to supporting cardiac health in primary care
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The controversial Medicare item for GPs to perform absolute CVD risk assessments should be scrapped, the RACGP says.
Introduced in 2019 following a national campaign by the National Heart Foundation of Australia, the $75 rebate for item 699 is intended to fund GPs to carry out the absolute risk assessments and implement management plans.