Medicare funding of General Practitioner services over time
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Topic: Medicare
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Medicare funding of General Practitioner services over time, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 November 2024. doi:10.25816/dxz8-w157
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Medicare funding of General Practitioner services over time. Canberra: AIHW. doi:10.25816/dxz8-w157
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Medicare funding of General Practitioner services over time. AIHW, 2023. doi:10.25816/dxz8-w157
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Medicare funding of General Practitioner services over time. Canberra: AIHW; 2023. doi:10.25816/dxz8-w157
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Medicare funding of General Practitioner services over time, AIHW, Canberra. doi:10.25816/dxz8-w157
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The Medicare funding of General Practitioner services over time report provides additional analysis of Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) data to that available in the MBS funded services over time dashboard. This report shows the variation in General Practitioner (GP) services attendance rate and average GP out of pocket costs calculated on an annual and monthly basis, at the national level, by Remoteness Area (RA), and by socio-economic status (SEIFA).
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-24-4
- DOI: 10.25816/dxz8-w157
- Cat. no: HWE 94
- Pages: 20
Findings from this report:
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Yearly GP services attendance rate has increased from 3.8 to 6.8 visits per person from 1984 to 2022
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In 2022, the GP services attendance rate in major cities was almost twice that of Very remote areas
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The average patient contribution for GP visits that were not fully subsidised through the MBS has increased over time