More than $600 million promised to boost doctor numbers
The Federal Government has made a commitment of more than $660 million to increase the medical workforce, provide...
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Billions in bulk billing funding won’t make general practice cheaper
Billions of dollars promised for Medicare has been welcomed in part, but health leaders are sceptical it will increase bulk billing rates. Read More...
Trainee doctors win thousands in back pay
One in four Australians are buying hospital cover so they can avoid paying the Medicare Levy Surcharge, but experts have warned opting for a Basic policy might not be cheaper in the long run. Read More...
AMA in fee stoush
"Right now, we’re not part of the federal AMA.” They were the comments from the AMA WA’s president, Dr Michael Page, talking on Perth earlier this month about the stoush taking place with the group’s Federal branch. Read More...
WA doctors fight for safer UTI pharmacy trial
On August 4, WA joined QLD and NSW in the UTI pharmacy prescribing ‘trial’ though there is no sense of a temporary nature on WA Health website, where it lays down the legal and clinical requirements for local pharmacies taking part, as well as patient elimination criteria. Read More...
2023 Federal Budget response
The 2023 Federal Budget has been welcomed by doctors’ groups as a much-needed investment in Australia’s healthcare system, in response to their repeated calls for action. Read More...
Medicare leaking $3 billion
Dr Pradeep Philip’s independent review of Medicare has backed some of the ABC’s 7.30 doctor rort claims based on Dr Margaret Faux’s research, while also defending some GP practices. Read More...
Only three hospitals made the grade in 2023
The AMA has released its latest report ranking Australian hospitals’ performance, Australian public hospitals in logjam: 2023. Read More...