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    Tag: Medicare

    Professor Lisa Nissen

    Pharmacy academic Prof Lisa Nissen leading scope of practice review’s $1.2 million research team

    May 10, 2024

    Professor Lisa Nissen, whose controversial work opened the door for pharmacy UTI prescribing, is leading the expert research team behind the Federal Government’s Scope of…

    It’s time to dump Medicare rebates for pathology testing

    April 29, 2024

    Pathology fees have been frozen for almost a quarter of a century. Is that fair? Obviously not, argues Australian Pathology, which represents private pathology laboratories.…

    Medicare

    Margaret Faux’s rorts report accused GP researchers of ‘normalising fraud’ — here is their response

    April 23, 2024

    GP researchers have responded to the new Medicare rorts report, which cited their study when accusing GPs of “stealing from the government”. Four Corners had…

    GPs billing for point-of-care HbA1c tests risk breaking Medicare rules: RACGP

    April 23, 2024

    GPs have claimed thousands of rebates for point-of-care HbA1c tests even though no GP practice has met a mandatory accreditation rule, the RACGP says. The…

    Martina Stanley

    Too good to be true? Practices offering GPs up to 90% of billings

    April 22, 2024

    Searching GP job advertisements these days turns up dozens of offers for GPs to keep 80% of their billings or more — even up to…

    Medicare should fund allied health referrals direct to specialists, govt review suggests

    April 20, 2024

    Specialists will be free to treat patients under Medicare without a referral from a GP, a Federal Government Scope of Practice Review has suggested. The…

    GP fails in legal bid to quash ‘unfair’ $517,000 PSR repayment order

    April 18, 2024

    A GP who took the Professional Services Review to court to avoid repaying $517,000 in Medicare rebates, arguing it was harsh and unfair, has lost…

    Sexist Medicare: Why is it a $75 rebate to insert an IUD and $215 for a vasectomy?

    April 15, 2024

    Have you ever wondered why the Medicare rebate for inserting an IUD is just $75 when the Federal Government will pay $215 for a man…

    Why GP practices are charging $500 a year in membership fees for no-gap consults

    April 10, 2024

    Almost 100 GP practices are now charging membership fees in exchange for no-gap consultations, according to medical fee listing company Cleanbill. The results of its…

    Psychiatrist calls for govt funding for trainees in private practice to bolster workforce

    April 10, 2024

    Should government funding be opened up for psychiatry trainees to work in private practice? Currently, about 50% of psychiatry fellows end up in private practice…

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    Psychiatrist calls for govt funding for trainees in private practice to bolster workforce

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