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…
Tag: Corporates
The green rush: How do cannabis corporates make their millions?
Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis are climbing, and companies like Montu are cashing in. The Australian company made $100,000 in revenue in the 2020 financial year,…
Two GP after-hours providers merge in multimillion-dollar deal
A takeover deal has seen two of Australia’s after-hours providers join together with a combined GP workforce of around 400. GP-led DoctorSquare, which was formerly…
Payroll tax: GP corporates ‘being audited as we speak’
Several GP corporates are facing payroll tax audits, the CEO of Ochre Health says, although his company has not received an audit notice yet. Dermot…
Practice launches $45-a-month subscription plan where GPs keep all their billings
A GP practice is promising patients a “no-gap private billing experience” with same-day or next-day appointments for a subscription fee of $45 a month. GPs…
Healius fined $1.65 million over ‘inflated’ pathology rent payments
Healius Pathology will pay a $1.65 million penalty after paying inflated rents for co-located collection sites at two dermatology practices. The Federal Court of Australia found…
GP in $574,000 work-from-home case ‘imprudently’ rejected settlement offers: judge
A GP ordered to pay $574,000 for breaching a six-year contract with a corporate “imprudently” refused four offers to settle the case, a federal court judge…
GPs are now employees — does it matter?
There was movement at the station, for word had got around … that payroll tax for some medical practices was here to stay.[*] Much is…
Corporate wins $574,000 case against injured GP who wanted to work from home
The Federal Court has ordered a GP who launched discrimination proceedings against a corporate for not letting him work from home because of concerns over…
GP corporates warn of ‘catastrophe’ as bulk-billing becomes unsustainable
Shrinking margins and the collapse of Tristar have meant traditional rivals now have a united front.
