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Mental health spending on the rise

Story Published: 27 Mar 2013

SPENDING on mental services around Australia rose to nearly $6.9 billion in 2010-11, or about $309 for every Australian...

Bulk billing for all Medicare services remains high

Story Published: 13 May 2013

BULK billing rates for GP services reached a record high 82.4% in the March quarter.

Reasearch reveals nation's mental health cost blow-out

Story Published: 8 May 2013

THE real costs of mental health services in Australia are at least $28.6 billion, or more than three times official...

82% of GP appointments bulk-billed

Story Published: 19 Mar 2013

AUSTRALIANS saved more than $18 billion in fees to see the doctor in the past year, the latest Medicare bulk billing...

RDAA president calls for changes to bulk-billing system

Story Published: 4 Mar 2013

RISING workloads and a changing demographic of trainee doctors supports keeping bulk-billing practises for general...

Health cuts from budget predicted to be worse in rural areas

Story Published: 16 May 2013

CUTS to several Medicare programs will hit regional areas the hardest as rural health continues to suffer, despite some...

We're seeing our GPs more often than a decade ago

Story Published: 27 Nov 2012

AUSTRALIAN GPs are cramming more into patient consultations than they were a decade ago, but the average length of the...

DisabilityCare Australia levy 'mature and universal'

Story Published: 8 May 2013

THERE is generalised support for the new disability scheme but not, as yet, generalised understanding of precisely how it...

Rebate for risky implants

Story Published: 10 Mar 2012

WOMEN with PIP breast implants will now be able to claim a Medicare rebate on MRI scans.

Local Medicare choice

Story Published: 7 Nov 2011

ONLY one Central Queensland organisation has been selected among 38 across the country to become the next Medicare Locals ...

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