Medicare

Optometry Australia (OA) says there is still work to be done despite the Federal Government implementing a number of recommendations...

Medicare has played a vital role in supporting relatively good community access to optometric care for decades. The structure of...

Optometry Australia (OA) is renewing its call for the Federal Government to reinstate Medicare-subsidised eye exams every two years for...

The Federal Government is implementing a controversial recommendation from the taskforce review into ophthalmology Medicare items that will mean macular...

An increasing number of GPs are abandoning bulk billing due to the rising costs of doing business. Could optometry –...

Orthoptics Australia president A/PROF AMANDA FRENCH reviews the 2024-25 Federal Budget and what it means to the allied health sector....

Funding to implement a raft of recommendations from a review of optometry Medicare items – most notably an additional visual...

An independent review into Medicare compliance has found no evidence of the $8 billion fraud quoted in media reports last...

Optometry services have been subsidised by the Australian Government since Medicare (then Medibank) was first introduced in 1975. This has...

A case study involving an optometrist who repaid $80,000 to Medicare illustrates some common errors that can catch practitioners out....