I’m a pharmacist — let me explain why 60-day dispensing will wipe pharmacies out
As a pharmacist, it seems to me the federal budget took significant steps towards addressing issues with Medicare, although I admit I am not qualified…
Tag: Remuneration
Doctors consider strike action but say ‘sickest patients’ will still be treated Â
Poor pay is pushing doctors to the brink of striking, with AMA Tasmania considering work-to-rule action across the public hospital system. Anaesthetist Dr Michael Lumsden-Steel…
What if Medicare was restricted to GPs who bulk-billed? This kind of reform is possible
Australia’s health system is under significant pressure. The Labor Government has inherited a system with declining bulk-billing rates for GP visits. These fell from almost…
Restrict MBS care plan cash to enrolled patients: AMA
Only patients registered with their GP would be eligible for MBS-funded chronic disease care plans under the AMA’s vision for patient enrolment. It has called…
Supreme Court backs payroll tax crackdown, declaring GPs are employees
There seems no escape from payroll tax — at least as far as the courts are concerned, after they knocked back an appeal from a…
‘Extra work for no compensation’: Drop in GPs reporting drug reactions
GPs’ involvement in reporting adverse drug reactions to the TGA has declined massively over the past 20 years, research shows. The analysis of TGA reports…
Why payroll tax will be good for general practice: Dr Paul Mara
Let me start by saying I hate payroll tax.  At Quality Practice Accreditation, where I am managing director, we pay tens of thousands of dollars a year in payroll tax based on…
Million-dollar doc: Is this the most lucrative GP job in Australia?
A small shire in WA’s Wheatbelt region may have broken records by offering prospective GPs almost $1 million a year in pay and benefits. Quairading shire is a two-hour drive…
Just 40% of practices bulk-bill all patients, says founder of GP fee websiteÂ
Fewer than half of metro practices still offer universal bulk-billing, including just 30% of practices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, new figures suggest. The numbers are from Cleanbill,…
85% of GPs say Seniors Health Cards are not a reliable indicator of bulk-billing hardship
Mark Butler will struggle to fulfil his promise of bulk-billed care for an extra 44,000 older Australians with concession cards, suggests an AusDoc survey of 500 GPs.…
