‘$12 per patient to fund the clinic’: GP tells Q+A why general practice is collapsing
Last night, GP registrar Dr Shruti Yardi asked the panelists on the ABC’s Q+A why she should work in general practice. The panelists included Minister…
Tag: Bulk-billing
If I were a young GP, I couldn’t survive on bulk-billing without sausage-machine medicine or cheating the system
Why is 100% bulk-billing by GPs considered the Holy Grail for healthcare in Australia? We pay for food, water, clothing and shelter, which we need…
‘I’ll cut my income before I stop bulk-billing’: GP buys practice to avoid charging gap fees
One GP has been so determined to continue bulk-billing that she decided to buy a practice so she could offer free healthcare to all her…
Bulk-bill patients and we’ll become your landlord — state government’s latest election pledge to GPs
The Queensland Government is pledging to lease 50 rent-free practices to GPs in return for bulk-billing under it’s latest $365 million re-election promise. Unveiled over the…
RACGP announces its next president
Dr Michael Wright will succeed Dr Nicole Higgins as RACGP president after a narrow win in the college’s presidential election over current vice-president Associate Professor…
Too many doctors ‘charging excessively’ for ADHD diagnoses, says Professor Patrick McGorry
Professor Patrick McGorry says ADHD and autism are overdiagnosed in patients who can afford $3000 fees and underdiagnosed in patients who are being priced out…
‘I have concluded that governments don’t really care for general practice,’ says veteran MP
Above independent MP Andrew Wilkie’s electorate office is a GP practice. It is accepting new patients, but he knows that most will face a “hefty…
Hundreds more GP practices offered limited protection from payroll tax — but only if they bulk-bill
GP practices in NSW are being offered payroll tax relief provided they bulk-bill at least 70% of patient consults. The State Government says it will…
Australia can afford to bulk-bill all GP visits — but should we?
Being able to afford healthcare is a pressing issue for many Australians. And encouraging GPs to bulk-bill is one measure the government is taking to…
Govt finally tries to fix ‘overly complex’ paperwork for bulk-billed telehealth consults
The Federal Government has finally started tackling the archaic paperwork rules for documenting consent for bulk-billed telehealth consults. Last September, health officials told GPs that…
