Questions are being asked about why the Federal Government is rejecting the advice of its own clinical experts and refusing to reverse Medicare cuts for ECGs in general practice.

Last Friday, it announced it was continuing the ban on GPs claiming Medicare items for tracing and reporting ECGs, saying more evidence was needed.

Dr Brett Montgomery was on the independent committee commissioned by the government to review the impact of the ban which has been in place for nearly two years.

The Perth GP is now questioning his involvement, saying that his committee’s findings have been ignored.