RAP media thread., page-473

From Australian Doctor - leading weekly GP journal:

"Coronavirus: Health ministers back push to fund GP telehealth option"

"There is an obvious benefit to keeping people out of clinics, says Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles.

Patients with suspected coronavirus could soon be able to access Medicare rebates for video consultations with a GP,
afer the proposal won the backing of health ministers.

The RACGP has been calling for an emergency infectious disease items to be added to the MBS,
arguing the government’s coronavirus response is relying on GPs o"ering telehealth for free with no subsidies."

"The Australian newspaper reported the Federal Government had promised to consider adding emergency telehealth items to the MBS during a meeting of health ministers last Friday.

Queensland Minister for Health Steven Miles said the reform had backing across the states and territories.

“There’s an obvious benefit: where we can keep people in their home and out of clinics, we should,” Mr Miles said."