Outrage over new GP restrictions to Medicare ECG items

From next month GPs will be banned from claiming the item for both tracing and reporting ECGs
Geir O'Rourke
ecg

The Federal Government has cut Medicare funding for GPs to interpret ECGs.

From 1 August, GPs will no longer be able to claim MBS item 11700 for performing and reporting a 12-lead electrocardiography.