Top doctor’s radical healthcare fix: a single-funder for GPs and hospitals
A state AMA wants a single government healthcare funder to end the political squabbling and improve relationships between GP practices and public hospitals. AMA Tasmania…
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Was Peter Dutton really the worst health minister? AusDoc interviews shadow minister Anne Ruston
Halfway through the interview with Senator Anne Ruston, who by May could be in charge of the $140 billion health portfolio, suffering all the deep…
Mayor bans villagers from ‘contracting illnesses requiring medical care’ in response to doctor shortages
Forget doctors, forget hospitals, forget wonder drugs and say goodbye to those interminable debates about where the money is coming from to fund it all.…
GPs failed to claim $140 million in Butler’s tripled bulk-billing incentives
GPs missed out on $140 million in a year by not claiming new tripled bulk-billing incentives on eligible consultations, the Department of Health and Aged…
Pollies betrayed rural patients with IMG policy, says former Nationals minister
Nationals-turned-independent MP Andrew Gee says the major parties sold out rural patients when they blocked debate on whether outer-urban GP practices deserved priority access to…
RACGP’s failure to back urgent care clinics is one of my great disappointments, Mark Butler says
Mark Butler says that his encounters with outgoing RACGP president Dr Nicole Higgins were “an absolute pleasure” — with one exception. “One of my great…
