Health department targets GPs over urgent after-hours MBS claimsÂ
The Department of Health and Aged Care is seeking repayment of any inappropriately claimed items
A nudge letter is on the way to GPs who frequently use urgent after-hours items, as part of a new Department of Health and Aged Care crackdown on inappropriate and fraudulent claims.
While the department has refused to disclose how many GPs will be targeted, it says the letter will be sent to a “small portion” of the 5000 GPs who provide urgent after-hours care during unsociable hours
