‘Troubling increase’ in patients avoiding GP due to cost With a 243% jump in NSW middle and high-income earners now delaying healthcare, the RACGP is calling for urgent intervention.
‘Practical barriers’ central to low childhood immunisation rates High costs and lack of appointments are the top reasons stopping Australian parents from vaccinating their kids, says groundbreaking new research.
Queensland Labor promises 50 new bulk-billing clinics While the RACGP welcomes the $365-million election commitment, it says the money would be better spent on improving existing services.
Patient out-of-pocket costs climb The tripling of bulk billing incentives ‘made a significant impact’ but patient costs have risen by almost 6% regardless, says the RACGP as it demands more funding.
Government defers CDM Medicare item changes The concerns of GPs have been listened to, resulting in the Commonwealth delaying chronic disease management funding changes to 1 July next year.
‘Extremely concerned’: Frustration boils over amid CDM uncertainty The RACGP has demanded the Federal Government delay chronic disease management changes until funding details are clarified.
In Practice: GP24 full program available This year’s RACGP conference offers a dynamic program for all attendees at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
‘Join this century’: Call for change amid growing GP red tape The RACGP is demanding a solution from the Commonwealth after presenting it with a long list of cumbersome ways its services are burdening time-poor GPs.
RACGP questions chronic disease funding ‘vacuum of information’ The Commonwealth has dropped new details about the revised MBS framework, but a persistent lack of funding details has GPs concerned.
Tangibly tackling the cost-of-living crunch in healthcare A panel of experts says Australia must ‘pump the tyres’ of general practice, with patients forced to skip appointments due to cost.