Tasmania’s medical community joins forces

Tasmania’s general practitioners will join forces TODAY to develop a strategy to address the
Federal Government’s proposed $5 cut to most GP services and the freeze on MBS
indexation.

AMA Tasmania President Associate Professor Tim Greenaway said Tasmania’s GP Forum
was just one of a series of meetings happening across Australia.

“These gatherings will be held across the country in every state and are open to AMA
members and non-members alike to offer everyone the opportunity to advocate for a strong
health policy for general practice,” A/Prof Greenaway said.

“The proposal for a $5 rebate cut for most GP services from 1 July 2015 and the planned
freeze on MBS indexation until 2018 is a serious concern,” he said.

“It is our job to bring sensible health policies to the table for discussion with Government.
“We want to be part of the solution in order to strengthen general practice by offering a better
way to structure the way Medicare funds general practice.”

The Federal AMA Vice President Dr Steve Parnis and the Secretary General Anne Trimmer
will attend the GP Forum to take the messages back to Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley.

Tasmanians can register to attend the GP forum at https://ama.com.au/article/ama-forumsgeneral-
practice.
Lucinda Szczypior Font PR