RACGP calls for support as patients face ‘impossible choice’ Investment is needed now as long-term reforms will not arrive quickly enough for some people, the college’s pre-Budget submission says.
General practices unable to absorb payroll tax cost: Poll Clinics will be forced to either raise fees or shut their doors should GPs become subject to payroll tax, a newsGP poll suggests.
Further sign of accelerated bulk billing decline The decline in bulk billing rates has been flagged in the media, along with a warning of a further ‘exponential’ fall.
Review of bulk billing consent requirement flagged DoH is looking into ‘assignment of benefit’ requirement for bulk billing, with the arrangement under the spotlight due to telehealth.
Falling bulk billing rates a ‘sign of things to come’, RACGP warns To avoid patients missing out on care, the college is calling for urgent action, with a funding boost for general practice top of the agenda.
New PIP QI dataset provides ‘snapshot’ of general practice More than 5600 general practices took part in the program – but given the current pandemic environment, how much insight is it providing?
Corporate clinics report ‘remarkable’ shift away from bulk billing As few as six in 10 patients are receiving free healthcare at Australia’s largest general practice providers, the latest figures suggest.
Is mixed billing the answer to business sustainability? Government funding for general practice has failed to keep up with the real costs of running a small business. So what options do GPs have?
GPs to receive cash incentives to vaccinate aged care and disability workers The RACGP has welcomed the plan for GPs to collect $1000 once they vaccinate 50 workers, and $20 per worker thereafter.
Funding boost to add 120,000 GP services in RACFS New Federal Government funding aims to increase face-to-face contact time between patients in residential aged care and their GP.