GPs saving Medicare millions by underbilling patients, study reveals
GPs are 10 times more likely to undercharge Medicare than overcharge, and the savings “dwarf” any amount that would come from overbilling, a study has…
Tag: MBS
Retract care plan nudge letters until item descriptors are fixed: RACGP
The nudge letters sent to 600 GPs who co-claimed care plan and practice nurse MBS items should be rescinded until the Medicare ambiguity is cleared up,…
Put GPs in jail: My simple fix to strengthen Medicare
Today the cogs in the most innovative healthcare service ever began to turn. The new Australian system will be based on getting medical services to…
‘Bulk-billing is untenable’: 53% of GP practices planning fee hikes
More than half of GP practices plan to reduce bulk-billing and increase gap fees this year, according to the Commonwealth Bank’s annual report on general…
Co-payments and means-testing patients key to GP survival
What do we want? Better GP care. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community to come together. Sign in If this is…
Nudge letters: 600 GPs targeted over care plan co-claiming
Hundreds of GPs have received ‘please explain’ letters after claiming practice nurse services and GP care plan items on Medicare on the same day. The…
GPs and pathologists clash over Medicare funding for CV test
The RACGP has criticised a push for MBS-funded lipoprotein(a) testing to identify patients at elevated risk of heart disease, warning the proposal could be outdated…
Govt streamlines COVID-19 vax rebates
Rebates for COVID-19 vaccine assessments will no longer be tiered by dose number as the Federal Government attempts to cut down the number of MBS items.…
Policymakers are dumb: A GP’s real world guide to the mystifications of a Level B consult
The MBS is a source of complete mystification for the profession. But instead of just whinge, whinge, whingeing, I would like to do my part…
Health department targets GPs over urgent after-hours MBS claims
A nudge letter is on the way to GPs who frequently use urgent after-hours items, as part of a new Department of Health and Aged…
