Dr Bek Hoffman on privately billing, helping domestic violence survivors and why the two are linked
What does free healthcare for domestic violence victims have to do with GP fees? GP Dr Bek Hoffman described “going through all the stages of…
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‘Our practice is slowly dying of old age’: GP confronts Mark Butler live on TV
When GP Dr Paul Duff rose nervously to his feet to query federal Health Minister Mark Butler about the continued abuse of general practice, he…
Pharmacy prescribing made permanent in Queensland despite just 62 pharmacists finishing their training
Pharmacist prescribing of S4 drugs for impetigo, reflux and obesity is becoming a permanent part of the health system despite a lack of evaluation. Queensland…
GP’s anger at Labor’s bulk-billing pledge: ‘I went through all the stages of grief’
An RACGP faculty chair has described going through “all the stages of grief” after the Federal Government decided to expand higher bulk-billing incentives to all…
Govt to cut time limit for doctors lodging bulk-billed Medicare claims
The Senate is preparing to vote on laws that would cut the time limit for lodging bulk-billed claims from two years after the service took…
Mark Butler, your job is not the extortion of GPs through Medicare
Health Minister Mark Butler says he “could not in good conscience” boost rebates instead of bulk-billing incentives. Mr Butler, you still don’t get it. ×…
‘Bulk-billing is not fast medicine’: Why this corporate CEO believes the new incentives are necessary
While the Prime Minister’s big announcement of an $8.5 billion cash injection to get GPs to bulk-bill 90% of their patients has not landed well…
So are GPs going to embrace mass bulk-billing? The AusDoc survey results
“These politicians are promising what they can’t promise!” This is the quote from Adjunct Clinical Professor Karen Price this week. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling…
‘Old boot soup to the starving masses of GPs’: What a former RACGP president thinks of the billions for universal bulk-billing
Adjunct Clinical Professor Karen Price is the RACGP president who four years ago urged GPs to abandon universal bulk-billing given the paucity of Medicare rebates…
Medical identity fraud: When your patient isn’t who they say they are
GPs are being urged to be on the alert for patient imposters. The warning was issued by Avant, which says cases of Medicare identity fraud…
