medicare
It’s time: Give pharmacists access to MBS items
The PSA has renewed its call for pharmacists to be placed on the list of eligible allied health professionals for chronic disease management It’s been nearly three years since the …
Hunt foreshadows conservative response to King proposals
Health Minister Greg Hunt has spoken out on access to NIP vaccines, a high-cost drug solution, Medicare provider numbers, and “effectively” rejecting King Review proposals The Minister addressed the Terry …
Who should pay?
When you take a patient’s blood pressure, provide smoking cessation advice, or spend time answering questions about medication use, where should the money come from? It’s the question on everybody’s …
Medicare freeze to be lifted
Health Minister Greg Hunt has earned praise from doctors’ groups for the “well overdue” move, which will be staggered over four years at a cost of $1 billion Australian Medical Association …
Medicare rebate freeze to be scrapped?
In ongoing discussions with doctors’ groups, the Health Minister has hinted at unfreezing the rebate in the May budget The Medicare rebate freeze has been in place since 2013 and …
Forum: Medicare monitors scripts between different pharmacies
“This pharmacy happens to discount scripts to some patients who request it. Medicare will reject a script if its done within the SN4/20 day rule and discounted. Medicare knows if …
New Minister challenged on Medicare
Mental health and Medicare—on which he has already been challenged by stakeholders—are two key issues for the new Minister for Health and Sport, he said today In a press release …
Medicare freeze could mean unfilled scripts
Some consumers may decide not to fill scripts as a result of the Medicare freeze, AMA Vice President Tony Bartone says. Speaking at a media doorstop today, Dr Bartone said …
Sick notes one way to take up GP burden
Community pharmacies have the skills, expertise and infrastructure to help ease the burden on GPs which the medical profession believes is a drain on the effective use of doctors’ time …
My Health Record hits 4 million subscribers
The number of registered people equals 17% of all Australians, says Health Minister Sussan Ley Ley says following the re-launch of the My Health Record in February, there has been …
Script price hike undermines universal healthcare: Shorten
A Labor Government would scrap the increased copayment for prescription medicines, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten reiterated at the Press Club yesterday. The proposed increase to copayments – by 80 cents …
PM scraps Medicare outsourcing plans
Pressure from Labor has forced the Coalition to abandon plans to outsource payment system Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has bowed to pressure from the Labor Party, announcing the government has …