5000 GPs to be sent warning letters over Medicare claiming by doctors or patients outside Australia
The Health Insurance Act 1973 says both doctors and their patients must be in the country when billing Medicare.
More than 5000 GPs are set to receive letters warning them about billing Medicare when either they or their patient is abroad, the RACGP says.
The latest episode of the Department of Health and Aged Care’s mass mailouts on Medicare compliance is targeting alleged breaches of section 10 of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
