Peak Health Bodies Take Long-Consult Funding Fight to Parliament The RACGP and 20+ patient groups have delivered an open letter to Parliament demanding a 40% Medicare rebate increase for longer GP consultations.

Peak Health Bodies Take Long-Consult Funding Fight to Parliament

#Medicare #BulkBilling #GPCare #AusHealth #AusPol #AusNews

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Electing a party that actually plans to deliver on their election promises should be the standard! Went to my GP clinic today and for the first time in 3 years, they're now bulkbilling for everyone! Dear Americans, you MUST demand more #MedicareForAll #Auspol #Bulkbilling #ALP #AustralianGreens

Many GPs ‘nervous’ about bulk-billing rollout under new Medicare scheme Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says doctors concerned at being ‘100% reliant on government funding decisions’

Some GPs are "nervious".
Coz this looks like it's gonna work.
Hard to gourge patients in your clinic when it's free down the road.
#BulkBilling
#auspol
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The Albanese Labor Government is delivering more bulk billing so you can see a GP for free 👩🏼‍⚕️ #Medicare #bulkbilling #auspol #politas @AustralianLabor @markbutlermp.bsky.social @Rebeccawhite

Access to a doctor 👩🏼‍⚕️ when you need it without out of pocket cost #bulkbilling #auspol #politas @australianlabor.bsky.social @markbutlermp.bsky.social

The impact of a livable welfare safety net on this World Mental Health Day I’ve written plenty before about how different aspects of Australia’s public health care and social welfare systems have helped or hindered my mental health. Getting DSP was a huge factor in being able to stabilise my mental health. Not because of the extra money – My partner rate of DSP is $888.50 a fortnight before … Continue reading "The impact of a livable welfare safety net on this World Mental Health Day"

The impact of a livable welfare safety net on this World Mental Health Day #bulkbilling #costofliving #housing @phonakins

Do bulk billed online GPs provide instant prescriptions in Australia? Find out if bulk-billed online GPs in Australia can provide instant prescriptions, how it works, and what to expect from virtual consults.

Here's a comprehensive guide to #BulkBilling in Australia for online prescriptions: hola.health/health-info/... #Australia #Medicare #Prescriptions #Telehealth

Can I get my prescription online bulk-billed? Find out how to get your prescription online in Australia with bulk billing—quick, convenient, and often with no out-of-pocket cost.

Can your digital prescription be bulk billed? Find out here: hola.health/health-info/... #Medicare #Australia #OnlinePrescriptions #BulkBilling

Rural & remote? online bulk billing doctors to your rescue Living rural or remote? Online bulk billing doctors deliver Medicare-covered care, GPs, scripts, mental health support & more, right to you.

It takes 2 hours to get to the nearest nurse in some parts of rural or remote #Australia. Understand how #BulkBilling doctors online are changing #healthcare and giving timely #Medicare covered access to GPs from home: hola.health/health-info/...

Do Rurality‐Based Financial Incentives Improve Equity of Primary Healthcare Access? Evidence From Australia In Australia, as in many other countries, people living in rural and remote areas experience poorer health outcomes and use less primary healthcare compared to urban populations. Aiming to reduce th.....

Our new paper evaluating the impact of the rural bulk billing incentive on GP visits and out of pocket costs is now out in #healtheconomics
#bulkbilling #oopcosts
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my doctor should be helpful, not dismissive and blaming. after these tests I am not going back to him. #gp #medicare #bulkbilling #doctors

Same.

I went in a few nights ago, very busy but was seen in under an hour. Great doc in cool scrubs, she and I had a laugh, she was thorough, I got a prescription to help my cough, off I went. $0.00 AUD

#auspol
#UniversalHealthcare
#grateful
#Medicare
#BulkBilling

Bulk-billing rate suffers short-term fall, long-term rise - Medical Republic The closely watched GP non-referred attendance bulk-billing rate is simultaneously moving downward and tracking upward.

Bulk-billing rate suffers short-term fall, long-term rise, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The closely watched GP non-referred attendance bulk-billing rate is simultaneously moving downward and tracking upward. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/bulk-billing... #bulkbilling #medsky

Here's what the Greens will prioritise in a minority Labor government The Greens have outlined an extensive policy wishlist in the hope they will wield the balance of power in a Labor minority government. So what are their key priorities?

#Greens have outlined an extensive policy wishlist in the hope they will wield the balance of power in a #Labor minority govt. So what are their key priorities?

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#AUSPOL #AusVotes25 #Medicare #BulkBilling #PutLNPLast #VoteGREENS #PutLiberalsLAST #VoteLEFT #AdamBandt

#Redbridge final national poll.

Primary vote:
#ALP 34
#LNP 34
#Greens 12
#OneNation 8
others 12

2PP:
#Labor 53
#Coalition 47

#AUSPOL #AusVotes25 #Medicare #BulkBilling #Nuclear #PutLNPLast #VoteGREENS #VoteTheDickOutOfDickson #Poll #MashTheSpud #Polling #LNPFail #POLLS #GenZ #Dutton #Albanese

While speaking on #Labor’s new GP Telehealth service PM #Albanese fires back at #LatikaBourke who interjects claiming his scare campaign is “insulting to Australians”, reminding her that just “last night” #Dutton spoke about abolishing #BulkBilling
“He belled the cat!”🔥

#AUSPOL #AusVotes25 #Albo

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So grateful for my #bulkbilling #GP & #telehealth

#PBS

#medicare

#ausvotes25

More details on new bulk billing PIP - Medical Republic But there are still questions around how the incentive will be split between practices and GPs and how it impacts accreditation.

More details on new bulk billing PIP, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. But there are still questions around how the incentive will be split between practices and GPs and how it impacts accreditation. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/more-details... #bulkbilling #Medsky

Angus Taylor suggested #bulkbilling rates are the responsibility of the #PublicService. How can someone so experienced in public life not understand the effect of Govt #HealthPolicy or private business (GPs)?

#Insiders #auspol

It seems the only sure-fire way to get an actual policy out of Dutton is for the government to make a policy commitment. #bulkbilling #PBS

Butler stands by bulk-billing models | Health Services Daily 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.

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. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/butler-stand... #bulkbilling #medsky

Butler stands by bulk-billing models - Medical Republic 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.

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

90% bulk billing seems unlikely, say GPs across the board - Medical Republic Workforce measures have emerged as biggest all-round win for general practice out of Labor’s $8.5bn Medicare pledge.

90% bulk billing seems unlikely, say GPs across the board, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. Workforce measures have emerged as biggest all-round win for general practice out of Labor’s $8.5bn Medicare pledge. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/90-bulk-bill... #GPs #bulkbilling

#AI #healthcare #bulkbilling #SDGs #digitalhealth #gerontology #geriatrics #GlobalGoals #health

Which preventive healthcare software
has been most effective for
reducing
age-standardized incidence rates of

kidney cancer,
lymphoma,
breast cancer,
uterine cancer,
depression
and autoimmune diseases?

#gerontology #SDGs #geriatrics #health #ecology #bulkbilling #sustainability #ehealth #publichealth

Combined exposure to

arsenic,
cadmium,
fluoride
and lead

promotes degenerative diseases.

Metal and metalloid mixtures must be routinely monitored
and sources of exposure identified and addressed.

Medicare cuts prove the Coalition is bad for our health Recent sweeping changes to Medicare rebates have been rushed through under cover of night, with scarcely a murmur from the Morrison Government or its media cheer squad.

#OurMedicare - I want them to fully reinstate >900 items cut by #Morrison as well as fully fund #BulkBilling 🙏

@australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social

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Labor accused of reigniting 'Mediscare' campaign with misleading video of Peter Dutton - ABC News

C’mon Mr Dutton, be honest & say you hate #Medicare & you hate #BulkBilling

#auspol #ausvotes25

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Bulk billing rates on a rocky path upwards - Medical Republic The GP non-referred attendance bulk billing rate is going both up and down. Here’s how.

Bulk billing rates on a rocky path upwards, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The GP non-referred attendance bulk billing rate is going both up and down. Here’s how. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/bulk-billing... #medsky #bulkbilling

#LNP tries to protect #PeterDutton with a fake point of order, so #MiltonDick tells him to tell his story walking.

( #MarkButler ( @markbutlermp.bsky.social) a finger waggle for #Dutton given his key role in screwing up #BulkBilling)

#auspol #qt #SaveMedicare #VoteTheDickOutOfDickson #AliFrance