Why the MBS Taskforce Review pain plan hurts GPs
COMMENT: Supporters contend the idea is to boost access to specialist care
22nd July 2019
By Lydia Hales
As suggestions for health reform go, it’s attracted more ridicule than most.
Another expert clinical committee within the MBS Taskforce Review — this time the pain specialists — is suggesting a new, multidisciplinary MBS care plan item to better support the care of Australians blighted by chronic pain.
It sounds like a good idea.
Through this item, eligible patients would be able to access MBS rebates for an extended range of allied health services, including physiotherapy, psychology and exercise physiology.
It's designed to allow