Government Takes First Step Towards Medicare Red Tape Streamlining, Australia

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the Government's promised streamlining of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) has delivered a number of worthwhile reforms, but has not matched the rhetoric of the Prime Minister's 2007 election promise to 'simplify Medicare'. Dr Pesce said that Australia's hard working ...