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Boosting GP stewardship through block funding

Boosting GP stewardship through block funding

The MBS is set for a shake-up, with the Review Taskforce recommending more use of block or blended payment models rather than fee-for-service funding.


New MBS tool ‘just what the doctor ordered’

New MBS tool ‘just what the doctor ordered’

The RACGP’s new interactive resource will make it easier for GPs to navigate the increasingly complex Medicare Benefits Schedule.


PBS update provides new options for people with CVD and leukaemia

PBS update provides new options for people with CVD and leukaemia

The latest changes have been hailed as ‘exciting’ and an ‘important milestone’ by specialists.


MBS updates GPs need to know

MBS updates GPs need to know

A number of changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule came into effect on 1 November.


Changes made to recent opioid reforms

Changes made to recent opioid reforms

Annual secondary review requirements have been relaxed, easing access concerns for palliative care patients.


Children overprescribed combination asthma medication: Study

Children overprescribed combination asthma medication: Study

The medication should not be the first line of treatment in children – and for those aged five or under it should not be prescribed at all.


GPs have embraced telehealth, survey finds

GPs have embraced telehealth, survey finds

RACGP survey results from July show GPs and patients are seeing the benefits of telehealth consultations – but there is room for improvement.


Be wary of organisations circumventing telehealth criteria: RACGP

Be wary of organisations circumventing telehealth criteria: RACGP

Services are reportedly trying to blindside GPs and side step recent MBS reforms to telehealth.


New pharmacy dispensing deal sets ‘great temptation to bend the rules’

New pharmacy dispensing deal sets ‘great temptation to bend the rules’

Continued dispensing arrangements have been extended –­ but two prominent GPs are sceptical about the long-term outcomes.


Extended dispensing left out of new pharmacy agreement

Extended dispensing left out of new pharmacy agreement

The decision to reportedly omit the long-sought reform from the seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement has raised questions.


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