GPs call for permanent teleheath rebates to improve healthcare access

Woman with a cold or flu or allergy working at home

Woman with a cold or flu or allergy working at home. She is holding a mobile phone and is also using a laptop computer. Source: iStockphoto

The latest Medicare Benefits Schedule allows rebates for video consultations longer than 40 minutes, but lengthy phone consultations have been cut. Doctors are calling on the government to reverse the decision, which they say is leaving vulnerable patients in rural Australia at risk.


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