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Committee recommends better teen privacy for MHR following calls by RACGP

Committee recommends better teen privacy for MHR following calls by RACGP

The Senate committee investigating My Health Record has recommended greater privacy protection for teenagers aged between 14 and 17.


Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule: What GPs need to know

Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule: What GPs need to know

A number of changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule will be implemented from 1 November.


RACGP rejects proposed cuts to surgical assistance fees

RACGP rejects proposed cuts to surgical assistance fees

The RACGP has questioned suggested changes to surgical assistance MBS items that would effectively cut payments by a quarter.


Do we need to reassess the flu vaccine?

Do we need to reassess the flu vaccine?

Dr Evan Ackermann looks at recent research on the use of the flu vaccine in Australia.


Medicare freeze continues to thaw – but not fast enough, RACGP says

Medicare freeze continues to thaw – but not fast enough, RACGP says

The indexation of consultation items is not high enough to cover the true costs or value of general practice care.


Changes to MBS items for knee imaging: What GPs should know

Changes to MBS items for knee imaging: What GPs should know

Associate Professor Mark Morgan, GP and member of the Diagnostic Medicine Clinical Committee of the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce, writes for newsGP about changes to MBS items for knee imaging.


Budget leaves room for improvement in general practice, GP says

Budget leaves room for improvement in general practice, GP says

The Government has committed to meeting the needs of rural and older Australians in the Federal Budget, but there is still much room for improvement in general practice, Dr Edwin Kruys writes.


Government ignores recommendations from pharmacy review

Government ignores recommendations from pharmacy review

The RACGP is disappointed at the ‘squandered opportunity’ for the Federal Government to make necessary reforms to the pharmacy sector.


Cutting the red tape in Australian healthcare

Cutting the red tape in Australian healthcare

The Federal Government’s Select Committee on Red Tape has handed down its report into healthcare. Here’s why that matters for Australian GPs.


GP recommendations adopted in Parliamentary report on life insurance industry

GP recommendations adopted in Parliamentary report on life insurance industry

The RACGP last year presented the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services with concerns regarding providing medical reports to life insurers – and has now had its recommendations accepted in a Parliamentary report.


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