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Govt doubles bulk billing incentive as it targets whole of population telehealth

30 March 2020
By Kate McDonald

The federal government has doubled the bulk billing incentive from today as part of its expansion of Medicare-subsidised telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic.

There are now individual MBS items covering GP services and some consultations provided by specialists and nurse practitioners for video conferencing and for telephone consultations if video is not available. Doctors are also allowed to mail or email a prescription to the patient or the patient’s pharmacist.

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