Medicare News

[ezcol_1half]With the commencement of a new financial year, commonly claimed items under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) have indexed. The indexation percentage is around 1.5 percent, which is lower than … Read more…

GPs Key in Reducing Antibiotic Use

[ezcol_1half] An estimated 7,000 people die of resistant infections every year worldwide. Managing increasing resistance to antimicrobials has become an urgent international problem. In 2014 the UK Prime Minister commissioned … Read more…

Visa Changes

A significant change has been made in the points system for migration to Australia. Pool and pass marks for application for a General Skilled Migration visa (subclass 189, 190 or … Read more…

Australian GPs Have New Champion

[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] GPs working in Australia have a champion for their services in the election of a new Australian Medical Association (AMA) president. Dr Tony Bartone is a Victorian … Read more…