Does bulk-billing help the vulnerable patients who really need it?
AusDoc once dubbed the bulk-billing rate of a level B GP consultation one of Australia’s greatest medical mysteries. It was the standard consult and it…
AusDoc once dubbed the bulk-billing rate of a level B GP consultation one of Australia’s greatest medical mysteries. It was the standard consult and it…
The tripling of bulk-billing incentives on 1 November has already improved bulk-billing rates at some GP practices, claims GP corporate ForHealth. The company issued…
The bulk-billing rate for item 23 has fallen from 76% in July-September 2022 to 67.9% in the corresponding three months of 2023. The figures are…
The RACGP says the administrative headache of written consent forms for bulk-billed telehealth appointments will ease slightly with digital forms that integrate practice software. …
The tripling of bulk-billing incentives is a disastrous example of smoke and mirrors. On 1 November, the bulk-billing incentive for a standard consultation in metro…
Today marks the biggest financial injection into GP bulk-billing in Medicare’s history, according to Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler. Whether this translates…
Software maker Best Practice has warned GPs that bulk-billing incentives linked to MyMedicare will need to be added separately to MBS claims following tomorrow’s Medicare…
It was a policy disaster that brought Tony Abbott’s reign as Australian Prime Minister to an early end. Now, it is being suggested that time…
The RACGP and AMA finally won their battle for a level E consultation item on Medicare this year after many years of fighting. Alongside higher…
The RACGP has rolled out a pro-forma letter for GPs to send to local MPs about the bureaucratic rules for bulk-billed telehealth consultations. The GP backlash…
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