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.
New figures show early impact of tripled bulk billing incentive There has been a 2.1% rise in bulk billing rates nationally, with regional areas recording significantly higher increases.
GPs offering ‘bang for buck’ amid soaring specialist fees Out-of-pocket costs for some non-GP specialist procedures have spiked by 300% since 2018, new analysis shows.
Assignment of benefit process ‘fundamentally flawed’: RACGP In a submission to DoHAC, the college has called for an effective solution for a process many view as outdated and unnecessary.
Out-of-pocket costs rise as bulk billing plummets: Survey In less than 12 months, more than 500 clinics around the country have ceased universal bulk billing, new research suggests.
Medicine reforms save patients $250 million: Health Minister The past 12 months have brought a raft of changes to 60-day dispensing, the PBS, and bulk billing, but the sector is still crying out for funding.
Cash-strapped Aussies skipping the GP But with almost four in every five general practice services being bulk billed, there are fears much of this cost-avoidance is due to perception, rather than reality.
Sharp fall in bulk billing ahead of MyMedicare start The bulk billing rate declined to its lowest quarterly rate once again – but how far should GPs pay attention to the metric?
‘Robust framework’ key to telehealth best practice: RACGP As telehealth guidelines are put under the microscope, the college says any government changes which fragment care will put patient safety at risk.
Telehealth bulk billing reprieve on the way Better integrated digital assignment of benefit forms are set to provide relief for GPs currently trapped in an ‘administrative nightmare’.