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The Annual Health of the Nation report from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is showing that there are improvements in a number of areas – including access to GP services but there is still a persistant gap for many particularly in regional areas where medicare does not cover a GP visit. Image: Image: …
Pathology services in Australia could be at risk if they do not receive funding in the upcoming federal budget. Australian Pathology – the national peak body for private pathology in the country – has requested $630 million over the next four years to keep pathology items bulk billed. They also say a reintroduction of indexation …
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As a way to fix the broken Medicare system, Associate Professor Fiona McDonald from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at the Queensland University of Technology suggests making a bold restructuring effort. Medicare will be restricted to GPs who agree to bulk bill all patients, while those who choose not to will need to …