5.4 million more bulk-billed GP consults a year thanks to tripled incentives: Mark Butler
The GP bulk-billing rate has climbed from 75.6% to 77.3% in the year since tripled bulk-billing incentives began, says Minister for Health and Aged Care…
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Political decisions to increase GP ‘workforce priority’ areas branded a serious policy failure
Automatic access to Medicare for IMGs working outside metropolitan cities should be scrapped, a Federal Government review has concluded. It comes two years after the…
Salaried GPs would staff 1000 government clinics under Greens plan
Thousands of GPs would work as government employees under a $54 billion primary care policy that the Greens say they would push on a minority…
RACGP ultimatum: Mark Butler must reveal new care plan rebates or shelve the changes
The RACGP says the Federal Government must confirm the updated rebates for writing and reviewing GP care plans or delay its long-planned reforms until next…
Medical board plan to fast-track overseas GPs into Australia next month still a big mystery, says RACGP
The RACGP says it is increasingly concerned about the lack of information on the Medical Board of Australia’s plan to fast-track IMGs into the country…
‘No different to cigarettes’: Govt will ban children from Facebook and TikTok
The Federal Government will ban younger children from joining social media due to concerns for their mental health, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced. While…
Pharmacists across NSW will manage wounds, reflux and acne ‘to end GP wait times’
The NSW Government wants pharmacists to diagnose and treat seven more conditions by 2026, including mild to moderate acne and acute minor wounds. The other…
‘Put pressure on doctors’ to publish their fees: Finance minister
A cabinet minister has suggested putting more pressure on doctors to publish their fees on the government’s ‘dust-gathering’ Medical Costs Finder website. The $24 million…
Payroll tax: Do governments know how many GP practices will be hit?
Accountants call it an existential threat to general practice, yet chief ministers say it will have little impact. In the six-year GP payroll tax saga…
Urgent care clinics vs MyMedicare: Where does Mark Butler’s real interest in general practice lie?
The health minister’s recent speech to the AMA faithful had a theme running through it that was something like: do you remember the bad old…
