Medicare referrals process is costing patients extra, health experts warn
When specialist referrals expire, some patients are being charged twice for more costly initial consultations, despite their ...
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Labor announces $1.7b funding boost to Medicare
The Labor government has announced a $1.7 billion boost to Medicare to fund Australia's under-pressure public health system.
AMA launches its 'Modernise Medicare' campaign, calling for reform of the Medicare system
According to the Australian Medical Association, Medicare is stuck in the 1980s, no longer meeting the needs of today’s ...
If Andrew had waited for his Medicare-subsidised eye examination, he could have gone blind
It was there that Mr Pearce, 40, was diagnosed with a branch retinal vein occlusion, where one of the veins in the retina ...
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New Gosnells Medicare Urgent Care Clinic Location
Western Australians living in Perth's south eastern suburbs will have access to free urgent medical care closer to home with the opening of the ...
AMA launches Medicare mondernisation campaign
The Australian Medical Association has launched its Modernise Medicare campaign, calling for reform of the Medicare system to ...
'Out of date': Australia's top doctors plea for mammoth Medicare overhaul
AMA President and GP Dr Danielle McMullen said the current Medicare system, which came into effect in the 1980s, is an ...
Labor unveils $1.7bn funding boost for Medicare
The Albanese government has unveiled a $1.7bn funding boost for Medicare amid “pressures” hampering the country’s health system.
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Bupa and Healthscope lock in deal to cut patient costs
Bupa, one of the major insurers impacted, had raised concerns about the fee’s impact on its members. The health fund engaged ...
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Digital doppelgangers throwing lives into chaos
A recent ruling says that Services Australia has a duty to prevent your records from getting mixed up with another person’s.
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Australian Medical Association propose $4.5bn plan to modernise Medicare and lift bulk billing
Currently Medicare rebates cover five different lengths of GP appointment ranging from six minutes to greater than 60 minutes long, with a maximum rebate of $197.90. Australian Medical Association ...