Call for GPs to inform key submission An upcoming review brings opportunity to influence healthcare reform and the future of primary care – and the RACGP wants member input.
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.
In Practice: PSR Bill passes Supported by the RACGP, the new legislation makes key amendments to clarify and improve administration of the scheme.
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’.
GPs’ payroll tax plight hits Prime Minister’s inbox The RACGP has penned an urgent letter directly to Anthony Albanese, saying new bulk-billing incentives are a ‘false economy’ if the tax grab is not scrapped.
Government’s key Medicare Budget measures kick in The tripling of the bulk-billing incentive announced in May’s Budget now begins, along with a raft of further changes.
Changes to the MBS from 1 November The penultimate month of 2023 will usher in a suite of changes, including indexation, bulk-billing incentives, and Level E item updates.