Butler seeks DoHAC inquiry over product phoenixing, by Cate Swannell. Choice found that HCF closed its gold policy for new customers, and reopened it at a price 35% higher, on average. Intolerable, says the health minister. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/butler-seeks... #dohac #medsky
The @NQPHN Digital Capability Building Grants Program funded by the Australian #DOHAC allows #AHP organisations to apply for a grant of up to $10,000 to enhance their #digital #health capabilities & enhance #patient care.
Closes 13 April 2025. #paramedicine
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Compliance priorities: what to watch out for in 2025, by Laura Woodrow. DoHAC plans to zero in on business models prioritising money over care, threatening clinical independence or charging membership fees. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/compliance-p... #dohac #medsky
DoHAC targets GLP-1 docs, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. Been writing PBS semaglutide prescriptions? You may have mail. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/dohac-target... #medsky #dohac #pharmaceuticals
Locum costs rose 65% between 2020-21 and 2023-24, by Laura Woodrow. The costings were not released due to the need for ‘comparative data’ relating to the cost of permanent staff, said DoHAC. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/locum-costs-... #dohac #medsky
How the new bulk-billing offer is okay, bad and ugly, by Jeremy Knibbs. What data does DoHAC have on GP practices that the practices don’t have themselves, in determining whether they will take up the new BB offer or not? www.medicalrepublic.com.au/how-the-new-... #medsky #dohac
Butler stands by bulk-billing models, by
@hollypayne.bsky.social. People are beginning to question the math behind DoHAC’s prediction that swathes of clinics will return to universal bulk billing in the wake of new investments. medicalrepublic.com.au/butler-stand... #bulkbilling #dohac
Tell DoHAC they’re dreaming re bulk-billing calculations: estimates, by Laura Woodrow. David Pocock is skeptical about the Department’s modelling for universal bulk-billing clinic numbers under Labor’s $8.5bn Medicare package. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/tell-dohac-t... #medsky #dohac
Universal bulk billing takes another tumble, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The Health Minister has hinted at Big Plans for bulk billing, but he may be a day late and a dollar short. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/universal-bu... #medsky #dohac #bulkbilling
Once again I ask: Why is #paramedicine not listed as an #eligible #AHP profession?In April I queried the eligibility for #PHN grants. The #DoHAC First Assistant Secretary – Primary Care confirmed that paramedics were eligible & DoHAC amended the FAQ. 👏
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