‘No strong evidence’ that video telehealth is better than phone calls: RACGP
Health officials should stop treating audio-only phone consults as an inferior form of telehealth, the RACGP says, claiming the stance “is not underpinned by strong…
Tag: MBS
Medicare heart checks will go on as ‘our best tool for preventing heart disease’: Butler
The Federal Government has backed Medicare items for heart health checks, announcing they will be funded until 2025 despite opposition from the RACGP. MBS items…
GPs in the real world underbill more than they overservice, saving taxpayers $350m a year
Australia’s Medicare billing system is overly complicated, bureaucratic and not meeting the needs of a modern health service, potentially leaking billions of dollars. But claims…
Medicare rort claims overblown but mistakes cost $580 million a year, govt review says
Media headlines declaring doctors rort Medicare for $8 billion a year have no factual support, yet accidental non-compliance is costing taxpayers at least $580 million…
GPs saving Medicare millions by underbilling patients, study reveals
GPs are 10 times more likely to undercharge Medicare than overcharge, and the savings “dwarf” any amount that would come from overbilling, a study has…
Retract care plan nudge letters until item descriptors are fixed: RACGP
The nudge letters sent to 600 GPs who co-claimed care plan and practice nurse MBS items should be rescinded until the Medicare ambiguity is cleared up,…
Put GPs in jail: My simple fix to strengthen Medicare
Today the cogs in the most innovative healthcare service ever began to turn. The new Australian system will be based on getting medical services to…
‘Bulk-billing is untenable’: 53% of GP practices planning fee hikes
More than half of GP practices plan to reduce bulk-billing and increase gap fees this year, according to the Commonwealth Bank’s annual report on general…
Co-payments and means-testing patients key to GP survival
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Nudge letters: 600 GPs targeted over care plan co-claiming
Hundreds of GPs have received ‘please explain’ letters after claiming practice nurse services and GP care plan items on Medicare on the same day. The…
