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Higher Medicare Rebates, More Upright Healthcare Access

According to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), based on new data from the Cleanbill Health of the Nation Report, an inadequate Medicare rebate has rendered healthcare...

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GP Stewardship of Patient Care Must Be Supported by Medicare Reforms

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has issued a reminder that any Medicare reforms must maintain GP stewardship of patient care, which has been shown to promote patien...

RACGP: No Patients Left Behind, Increase Medicare Rebates

Over the past few months, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has been voicing out about the increase in Medicare rebates for Australian GPs. The RACGP is urging the F...

Australian General Practitioners Seeking Support: Need to Address Workforce Shortage

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has welcomed the decision of Dr. Mary Lumsden, a general practitioner from Bothwell Doctors to take on more patients from the Southe...

Australia: The Best Place to Practice Emergency Medicine

Based on the 2016 data provided by the Australian Government Department of Health, there were around 1,761 emergency medicine physicians employed in the country. 9.5% of these doctors worked in ...

Where have all the GPs gone?

Australia is experiencing a clear shortage of GPs and projections suggest that the problem will only worsen with the shortfall of full-time GPs in Australia potentially up by 24.7% by 2030.Many ...

GPs Must Update Registration to Continue Receiving Medicare Benefits

The Commonwealth Department of Health introduced legislation that changes how GPs access Medicare benefits earlier this year. As a result, GPs previously registered as specialists need to update...

Government restricts telehealth MBS access to a patient’s regular GP

The RACGP has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision, which comes after months of strong college advocacy. Patients will now only be able to access telehealth services under the Medicare Ben...

What is 19AB and who is Affected?

What is the Health Insurance Act? In 1973 the Parliament of Australia introduced Medicare, a universal healthcare plan. It provides for payments by way of Medical Benefits and Payments for Hospi...

Are you Subject to 19AB?

When first enrolled in an accredited Medical School*, were you a citizen or permanent resident of Australia or New Zealand? If Yes, then Section 19AB does not affect you. If No...