What you need to know about the new aged care incentive
Rural practices accessing the new aged care incentive can provide four of their eight annual visits via telehealth if required, the Department of Health and Aged Care says. The incentive,…
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RACGP demands return of $80 MBS item for COVID-19 antiviral prescribing
The RACGP is lobbying the Federal Government to bring back the $80.10 MBS item for COVID-19 antiviral prescribing that was axed on Monday. The college…
MBS telehealth existing relationship exemption for patients with COVID-19 gets the chop
Patients with COVID-19 will be restricted to telehealth consultations with their regular practice from 1 July after Medicare scraps their exemption to the existing relationship…
The $24 million patient inheritance case: GP avoids suspension in final chapter of seven-year saga
“Twenty-four million inherited from a patient? You must have one hell of a bedside manner.” As Dr Peter Alexakis left his Sydney practice one night,…
Bring back telephone items for chronic disease care plans, MBS Review tells govt
The Federal Government should restore telephone items for GPs writing and reviewing chronic disease care plans, the MBS Continuous Review has recommended in its final…
Australia can afford to bulk-bill all GP visits — but should we?
Being able to afford healthcare is a pressing issue for many Australians. And encouraging GPs to bulk-bill is one measure the government is taking to…
Govt finally tries to fix ‘overly complex’ paperwork for bulk-billed telehealth consults
The Federal Government has finally started tackling the archaic paperwork rules for documenting consent for bulk-billed telehealth consults. Last September, health officials told GPs that…
Hacked GP prescription data for sale on digital black market for just $76,000: reports
Prescription software company MediSecure says historical prescription data that were hacked earlier this month have been put up for sale on the dark web. According…
The federal budget is tonight — here’s what the GP groups want
Tonight, Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down his third budget — counting his initial mini-budget in October 2022 — with the knowledge that a federal election…
‘Medicare is not coming to the rescue’: Average gap fee for a level B consult rises to $44
The average GP gap fee is now $44.10 for a standard consultation and $62.70 for a long consultation, government data show, as practices grapple with…
