The proposed general practice descriptors--will they influence preventive medicine?
The proposed descriptor bill to change Medicare rebates to general practice patients could have a benefit to general practice preventive medicine. This seems possible through rewarding practitioners who spend more time with their patients and the positive effects of continuing medical education. However, the potential exists for whittling away any rewards for these practitioners by future governments and the audit of general practices could become a method of political control of Australian general practice.
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D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D011057:Politics; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*