Monday 28 December 2015

Doctors question timing of Medicare cuts by Health Minister Sussan Ley

Doctors have criticised the Turnbull government for using the Christmas-New Year holiday period to reveal the first tranche of items to be dropped from the government-subsidised Medicare Benefits Schedule.

But Health Minister Sussan Ley insisted the established taskforces were always due to report back in “late 2015″, accusing the Australian Medical Association of “misleading Australians” on the matter.

Ms Ley announced on Monday that 23 services had been earmarked to be cut from the MBS, including seven diagnostic imaging services and nine related to ear, nose and throat surgery. For the full article click here 



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