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…
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Learning Medicare ‘on the job’ is putting GPs at medicolegal risk: Approved education is the solution
When it comes to Medicare compliance, the vast majority of doctors want to do the right thing, but sometimes the complexity of Medicare can make…
Only half of doctors understand Medicare item requirements: MDO survey
Barely half of doctors understand Medicare item requirements or know where to find information on billing, suggests a medical defence organisaton survey. In a survey…
MyMedicare aged care incentive for GPs set at $300 a year per patient
GPs will directly receive $300 a year for each aged care patient they treat under MyMedicare, with another $130 per patient going to their practice…
Axe rebates for non-GP specialists who charge double the schedule fee: union
Doctors who charge double the Medicare schedule fee should lose access to rebates for those consultations, the Health Services Union says. The union has taken…
PSR appeals GP’s court win over demand for 25 years of patient records
The Professional Services Review says it is appealing a court ruling that blocked its demand for a GP to provide up to 25 years’ worth…
AMA has ‘serious’ concerns if Medicare rebates for initial specialist consults via telehealth are axed
A controversial recommendation to axe Medicare funding for initial specialist consultations via video is a cost-cutting manoeuvre with no justification, the AMA says. The draft…
Is the ‘biggest ever’ bulk-billing boost the game changer Mark Butler desires?
Today marks the biggest financial injection into GP bulk-billing in Medicare’s history, according to Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler. Whether this translates…
Bulk-billing incentives: Best Practice warns of problems with new MyMedicare items
Software maker Best Practice has warned GPs that bulk-billing incentives linked to MyMedicare will need to be added separately to MBS claims following tomorrow’s Medicare…
GP repays $455,000 in rebates and cops six-month ban on claiming MBS item 23
A GP has agreed to repay almost half a million dollars to Medicare after admitting inappropriate claims for various skin procedures and consultation items, the…
