Medicare watchdog defends after-hours corporate probe

The PSR says it could be up to the corporate to prove it wasn't employing doctors accused of rorting Medicare
Geir O'Rourke
Federal court

The Medicare watchdog says it is yet to determine whether Australia’s largest after-hours GP corporate was effectively employing 56 doctors accused of inappropriate billing with the company.

The Professional Services Review has defended its first investigation into a GP corporate over alleged MBS rorts, amid claims it was acting beyond its powers.