Call to make Govt’s medical fee website ‘opt-out only’ for specialists
Private health insurers want the Federal Government’s $24 million specialist fee website to go opt-out only, forcing doctors to publish their fees unless they proactively…
Private health insurers want the Federal Government’s $24 million specialist fee website to go opt-out only, forcing doctors to publish their fees unless they proactively…
Nearly 50 doctors from overseas have applied to the Medical Board of Australia’s fast-track pathway to work as specialist GPs in Australia. The controversial pathway,…
The Federal Government’s Scope of Practice Review says letting dietitians refer directly to gastroenterologists and midwives refer to psychiatrists will save patients money from “arbitrary”…
When Dr Caitlin Sum set up a social media group for GPs and other specialists to share referral advice and waiting times, she would have…
Allowing chiropractors to directly refer to orthopaedic surgeons under Medicare and mandatory accreditation for all GP practices are two of the radical suggestions in the…
What does it cost to be a doctor? Not the cost of becoming a doctor but just the cost of having your name on the…
News that Australia had opened a new fast-track super-highway to import foreign specialists to fix its beleaguered health system resulted in a big exclusive for…
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…
Thousands of Australians with advanced lung and liver cancer can now access subsidised subcutaneous immunotherapy that cuts treatment time to seven minutes. On 1 August,…
This Indonesian man’s lower back pain foreshadowed a more sinister diagnosis, with his doctors finding a rare, aggressive form of bone cancer infiltrating his soft…
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