Medical Observer Views

Election campaign lesson #1: don't mess with Medicare

18th April 2019
Labor’s 2016 'Mediscare' has entered political memory as a campaign tactic that almost changed the game in that election. …
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Medicare
Australian Doctor News

Anger over Pharmacy Guild script win

15th April 2019
The Federal Government is facing a growing backlash over its refusal to allow patients to collect 60 rather than 30 days’…
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Pharmacy
Medical Observer Views

Cutting cancer costs is a worthy policy, but we must try to prevent it too

8th April 2019
Removing the financial worries from Australians diagnosed with cancer is bound to be a popular move. The Opposition’s $2.3…
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Cancer
Australian Doctor News

New PIP to track GP patients' drinking and smoking

5th April 2019
Five years after its new quality improvement practice incentive was announced, the Department of Health has finally revealed…
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A stepwise approach to managing moderate to severe COPD: case study

17th April 2019
This content has been developed independently by Australian Doctor Group at the request of, and with funding from,…
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6Minutes News

#Metoo reaches 'dinosaur-infested depths' of GP politics

4th April 2019
The MeToo movement is sweeping through general practice in the UK, where two prominent female GPs have accused the highest…
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#metoo
Medical Observer Views

Forget funding more MRI licences, we need to scrap them altogether

1st April 2019
About 1.1 million MRIs were perfor­med in Australia last year, but MRI utilisation in Australia remains lower than in other…
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Specialist Updates Oncology

Female radiation oncologists earn less than male peers

29th March 2019
Female radiation oncologists collect less in US Medicare reimbursement dollars than their male counterparts, even when they…
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