Mental health cuts

July 6, 2011

THE Federal Government’s proposal to cut Medicare rebates for GP mental health services in the 2011-12 Federal Budget is set to come under heavy scrutiny, with the announcement of a Senate Inquiry into the matter. Under the Govt plan, the GP Mental Healthcare Plan rebate funding will be cut by around $50.1m for 2011-12 (and by $306.9m over four years), with cuts to services including the number of allied psychological consultations available to patients from a potential 18 per annum to 10 per annum. Under the cuts, patient rebates would also be cut by around 50%.

The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 06 Jul 11
To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 06 Jul 11

Other recent headlines

SME’s cyber protection gap
Wednesday | Nov 13 2024

A NEW report from the Actuaries Institute warns that Australia’s small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly at risk of costly cyber attacks due to a widening gap in cyber preparedness compared to larger corporations.

LTR’s men’s health venture
Wednesday | Nov 13 2024

LTR Pharma Limited has announced a new joint venture with the Restorative Sexual Health Clinic Pty Ltd, to launch a digital healthcare platform focused on men’s health.

Sandoz pushes for biosimilars uptake
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024

SANDOZ, a biosimilar and generic medicines company, is marking Global Biosimilars Week (GBW) by highlighting the growing impact of biosimilars on healthcare worldwide.

SEARCH PHARMACY DAILY

Featured video
MORE VIDEOS

Recent issues

PD for Wed 13 Nov 2024
PD for Tue 12 Nov 2024
PD for Mon 11 Nov 2024
PD for Fri 08 Nov 2024
PD for Thu 07 Nov 2024
SEE MORE ISSUES

INDUSTRY JOB VACANCIES

Pharmacist in Charge – SA
Pharmacist Manager – WA
Compounding Pharmacist – Melbourne
Pharmacist in Charge – QLD North
Pharmacist – Sydney North
SEE MORE JOBS

Pharmacy Daily is Australia's favourite online publication dedicated to the pharmacy industry. The publication launched in March 2007 and is distributed every day by email to pharmacists across the country.

PHARMACY DAILY NEWS
Headlines

Jobs

New Products

Events Calendar

FEEDS
News Items RSS feed

PD Issues RSS feed

All content RSS feed

Content & Media
Pharmacy Daily TV

OUR SITES
Sitemap

Travel Daily

Travel Bulletin

Cruise Weekly

Business Events News

Pharmacy Daily

ADVERTISE WITH US
Advertise in Pharmacy Daily

Privacy

ADMIN
Log in

SUBSCRIBE
Sign up for FREE

Subscription Information

"Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Copyright © 2018 Pharmacy Daily

Subscribe to Pharmacy Daily now!

FREE Pharmacy Daily subscription - never miss another story!

Name*
First Last
Email*

Profession
Company

Address
City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

By submitting this form I hereby certify that I understand that Pharmacy Daily is a publication for health professionals.
Email
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

to top

Pharmacy Daily | Mental health cuts

Mental health cuts

Other recent headlines

SME’s cyber protection gap

LTR’s men’s health venture

Sandoz pushes for biosimilars uptake

SEARCH PHARMACY DAILY

Featured video

Recent issues

INDUSTRY JOB VACANCIES