Why the MBS Taskforce Review pain plan hurts GPs

COMMENT: Supporters contend the idea is to boost access to specialist care
Lydia Hales
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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.