GP iron infusions would save health system $124m: RACGP The college is calling on the Government to create a new $200 MBS item to subsidise the procedure, saying it will save patients time and money.
CHF calls for Medicare public education campaign It comes as the RACGP strengthens its relationship with the consumer advocacy group, in a bid to bolster patients’ health outcomes and literacy.
New tool to help GPs with ‘complex’ MBS billing The RACGP resource aims to guide GPs on MBS bulk-billing incentives and their tie-in with MyMedicare.
Changes are coming for Australia’s aged care system Professor Michael Woods and Eugenia Tsihlis detail what to expect from the incoming reforms.
Health Minister urges states to follow Queensland’s payroll tax lead Mark Butler is concerned that taxing tenant GPs will undercut recent efforts to strengthen Medicare and wants consistency across the country.
Strong GP support for subsidised children’s health checks Nearly half of all respondents to a recent newsGP poll said more than 100 of their patients would benefit from the move.
RACGP President’s Medicare health check Read what Dr Nicole Higgins said to Australia’s healthcare leaders at last week’s commemoration of Medicare’s 40th birthday.
AHPRA set to gauge doctors’ views of its role The regulator will use a different approach from its most recent survey, which found doctors had the least positive view of its work.
General practice spending falls by $800m in one year New Productivity Commission figures, which predate the start of the tripled bulk billing incentive, also show a notable dip in the remote workforce.
RACGP President outlines vision for Australian healthcare On Medicare’s 40th birthday and in front of the nation’s top decisionmakers, Dr Nicole Higgins said GPs must be better acknowledged and resourced for their critical work.