10 Mar 2023
‘Many roads to change’: The therapeutic alliance for AOD use
A newly published paper in AJGP builds on the RACGP’s AOD Education Program to present a ‘universally applicable’ approach for GPs.
10 Mar 2023
It’s a no-brainer’: Prominent backing grows for extended dispensing
In Parliament this week Dr Monique Ryan asked the Health Minister to put in place the 2018 PBAC recommendation for 60-day limits.
09 Mar 2023
Fall in bulk billing a rising concern for patients
Worries about GP costs are now one of the main issues for patients, with new bulk-billing data indicating that may rise further.
09 Mar 2023
IWD: Dr Penny Burns on the ‘significant changes’ to general practice
The 2021 Rose-Hunt Award recipient shares insights from four decades in medicine and reflects on why being a GP remains a great career for women.
09 Mar 2023
AMA Fees List - March update
Further updates to the AMA Fees List are now available to AMA members and Fees List subscribers.
09 Mar 2023
AMA’s payroll tax advocacy takes to the streets in NSW
A press conference in Sydney has heard the payroll tax is a “patient tax” which will “turbocharge the decline of bulkbilling”.
09 Mar 2023
AMA urges immediate action to save patient costs on PBS medicines
The AMA has called on all Members of Parliament to back the implementation of a long-overdue PBAC recommendation that would save patients up to $180 a year on selected PBS medicines.
09 Mar 2023
AMA advocacy leads to win in Senate for sensible reporting measures
A push this week by the Australian Greens to add overly burdensome reporting obligations has been voted down in the Senate following efforts by the AMA.
09 Mar 2023
Parliament encouraged to do more to prevent harms caused by online gambling
The AMA is calling for regulations to protect Australians from the excesses of online gambling.