Stop talking about boosting bulk-billing rates and admit the truth: The money is still not enough
The changes to Medicare and general practice over the course of the year have sent the strongest signal ever that the public should not expect…
Tag: Bulk-billing
Does bulk-billing help the vulnerable patients who really need it?
AusDoc once dubbed the bulk-billing rate of a level B GP consultation one of Australia’s greatest medical mysteries. It was the standard consult and it…
Bulk-billing already increasing thanks to tripled incentives, says major corporate
The tripling of bulk-billing incentives on 1 November has already improved bulk-billing rates at some GP practices, claims GP corporate ForHealth. The company issued…
Bulk-billing rate now at 68% for standard GP consults
The bulk-billing rate for item 23 has fallen from 76% in July-September 2022 to 67.9% in the corresponding three months of 2023. The figures are…
Govt offers ‘short-term fix’ for telehealth bulk-billing headache
The RACGP says the administrative headache of written consent forms for bulk-billed telehealth appointments will ease slightly with digital forms that integrate practice software. …
Medicare is dying and bulk-billing smoke and mirrors won’t save it
The tripling of bulk-billing incentives is a disastrous example of smoke and mirrors. On 1 November, the bulk-billing incentive for a standard consultation in metro…
Is the ‘biggest ever’ bulk-billing boost the game changer Mark Butler desires?
Today marks the biggest financial injection into GP bulk-billing in Medicare’s history, according to Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler. Whether this translates…
Bulk-billing incentives: Best Practice warns of problems with new MyMedicare items
Software maker Best Practice has warned GPs that bulk-billing incentives linked to MyMedicare will need to be added separately to MBS claims following tomorrow’s Medicare…
Dr Nick Coatsworth: Tony Abbott’s notorious $7 co-payment plan was probably a good idea
It was a policy disaster that brought Tony Abbott’s reign as Australian Prime Minister to an early end. Now, it is being suggested that time…
The new $191 level E consult is ‘no quick fix’ for complex care, says top GP
The RACGP and AMA finally won their battle for a level E consultation item on Medicare this year after many years of fighting. Alongside higher…
