No tripled bulk-billing incentives for level A consults, health officials say
Bulk-billed level A consults will only attract the existing bulk-billing incentives — $6.60 in metropolitan areas — even after new incentives worth three times as…
Tag: Budget 2023
I’m a pharmacist — let me explain why 60-day dispensing will wipe pharmacies out
As a pharmacist, it seems to me the federal budget took significant steps towards addressing issues with Medicare, although I admit I am not qualified…
Nurse practitioners win rebate boost and greater independence
The Federal Government is boosting rebates for nurse practitioners by 30% and removing the requirement they must work with a doctor to access the MBS…
Budget billions for general practice: Here’s what you thought of it all
We have heard the pollies and the commentators with their impact predictions for the federal budget on bulk-billing and its future. But what do GPs…
Has the government given up on GPs bulk-billing all patients?
Tripling Medicare’s bulk-billing incentives was the centrepiece of the Federal Government’s budget sell. According to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, when the funding starts to flow in…
Tripled bulk-billing incentives ‘great for GP morale’
Last night’s federal budget received an unusually warm welcome from GP groups, with the RACGP declaring it a “gamechanger” for general practice. The headline was…
Will GP patient enrolment have its post-term delivery tonight? We preview the federal budget
Cost of living — that is where the budget money is being spent this year, say the commentators. Energy bills are currently top of the…
‘Doctors would instantly flock to GP training’: GPRA’s wish list for next week’s federal budget
It is no secret that Australian general practice is under strain. At the root of the ballooning issues is a GP workforce shortage, and the…
