Care plans, B12 tests and a new Level B consult rebate — these are today’s big Medicare changes
Major Medicare changes take effect today. The new chronic disease care plan items begin, with a $156.55 rebate for writing or reviewing a plan and…
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Can you bill Medicare for group consults? This is what the federal Health Department says
This month, AusDoc’s interview with GP Dr Alecia Macrow on group consultations sparked debate over whether the consultations are billable to Medicare. Dr Macrow’s work, presented at…
Govt releases details of the $102 Medicare item for menopause assessment
GPs will need to perform a 20-minute assessment, including a physical examination and blood pressure measurements, to bill the Federal Government’s new Medicare item for…
‘Treat the cause of high specialist fees, not the symptoms,’ says RACP president
The physicians’ college says high specialist costs are a symptom of an unhealthy system but is yet to respond on whether greedy specialists are partly…
Two chiropractors ordered to repay $300,000 in Medicare claims, including unnecessary X-rays: PSR
Two chiropractors who were “unacceptably incentivised” to order X-rays will each repay Medicare over $300,000, the Professional Service Review says. In some cases, the chiropractors…
1100 GPs to receive ‘early intervention letters’ detailing their overseas Medicare claims
The latest Medicare compliance campaign includes 1100 “early intervention letters” showing GPs details of MBS claims they allegedly lodged while outside Australia, the RACGP says.…
Universal bulk-billing incentive risks ‘tearing GP practices apart’
Payments tied to practice-wide universal bulk-billing risk setting GPs “at one another’s throats”, a prominent GP warns. The upcoming 12.5% loading payment if GPs at…
‘The govt giveth with one hand and it taketh away’: GPs respond to Medicare’s new $157 care plan items
The Federal Government has finally unveiled its new Medicare rebates for chronic disease care plans: From July, writing or reviewing a care plan will both…
Solo GP in hot water over lack of home visits to elderly patient
A solo GP has been suspended for three months after a patient’s family reported him to AHPRA for refusing to prescribe her regular medications and…
Breaking news: Govt announces new rebates for MBS care plan items
The Federal Government has finally revealed that writing up or reviewing a chronic disease care plan will attract a rebate of $156.55 under its long-delayed…
