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From the outset, I’ll admit that – excepting the six candidates actually running – I am quite possibly the only person on earth who cares about the upcoming RACGP and AMA elections.

This is my pitch to get you, dear reader, to join my party of (presumably) one.

The crux of the matter is this: the federal government is determined to change the way in whic...

Medicare data reveals that GPs are already bulk billing nine in 10 consults for patients who are living in the most disadvantaged areas of Australia, the most remote areas of Australia, are younger than 16, are older than 64 or have a concession card.

To be clear, the June quarter Medicare non-referred GP consult bulk billing rate for all Australians was 84.1%.

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Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ) has doubled down on its calls for a transparent national medical workforce plan and sustained funding for medical schools.

MDANZ chief executive Anita Hobson-Powell told Th...

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Without equitable funding for rural and regional health, every innovation, initiative and Medicare reform risks becoming “a castle built on sand”, an inquiry into rural healthcare funding has heard.

The inquiry into rural and regional Medicare access and funding, by the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs Committee, also heard that the fee-for-service model of Medica...