Medicare Rorts- In the NEWS

25.01.07

Revamp of doctor watchdog urged

A FORMER top Medicare bureaucrat has denounced the effectiveness of the federal agency that investigates doctors suspected of overcharging, saying it barely scratches the surface of the problem and is too controlled by medical groups.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21114200-23289,00.html

09.06.06

GPs named and shamed for rorts against Medicare DOCTORS found guilty of misusing Medicare have been named for the first time - a move regulators hope will deter other GPs from abusing the system.

A report sent to more than 45,000 GPs and specialists names 26 doctors who were disqualified, reprimanded or, in some instances, forced to repay up to $270,000 to Medicare Australia.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19412606-23289,00.html

03.06.06

Crackdown on rorts in pathology

DOCTORS who get kickbacks for referring services to pathologists — and the pathologists that bribe them — will face tough new penalties, as the Government cracks down on overservicing in the $1.5 billion sector.

See article by Annabel Stafford, Canberra http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/crackdown-on-rorts-in-pathology/2006/06/02/1148956544313.html