Non-GP specialists decry Medicare ‘clickbait’ Medical professionals outside of general practice in Townsville have written a heartfelt letter of support for their GP counterparts.
Survey suggests huge scale of GP under-billing Only a tiny minority of respondents to a recent newsGP poll say their income is unaffected by the under-billing of Medicare items.
October 2022 Budget in detail: The impact on general practice While there was no immediate hike in MBS rebates, there were a number of announcements in Tuesday’s Budget that will affect primary care.
Upcoming MBS changes GPs need to know From 1 November, a number of MBS changes will be instituted that are likely to have some impact on general practice.
Budget: Promises kept but reform needed The Federal Budget fulfils election commitments but does not address the major challenges facing general practice, the RACGP has said.
Readers reject alleged scale of Medicare leakage Only one in 10 respondents to a newsGP poll believe the reported $8 billion estimate is accurate.
‘A kick in the guts’: Frontline GPs respond to Medicare story How serious is the fallout from this week’s ‘rort’ headlines? GPs around the country explain why they are so upset.
‘Implausible’: Healthcare experts doubt scale of Medicare ‘rorting’ Scepticism is growing as to whether $8 billion is really leaking from Medicare each year, with the new reports’ timing now also being questioned.
Medicare complexity the real scandal: RACGP CEO Sensationalist reporting does the extraordinary, often unsung, work GPs do for their patients an enormous disservice, writes Paul Wappett.
GPs push back against alleged $8 billion Medicare ‘rort’ The claim has triggered an investigation into the Department of Health and Aged Care’s existing compliance and audit programs.