Date: March 2025
The RACGP has provided a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee in response to the
Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025.
The RACGP’s submission comments on the reduced timeframe for lodging bulk billed claims, broader investigative powers in relation to Medicare compliance and fraud offences, the removal of restrictions on when information obtained by the Professional Services Review (PSR) may be used as evidence in other investigations, and increased powers for authorities to obtain information about Medicare benefits that should not have been paid. The submission also includes feedback on measures under the Therapeutic Goods Act.
We emphasise the RACGP’s support for measures aimed at preserving the integrity of Medicare, while highlighting the risk of imposing an extensive administrative burden on GPs through excessively onerous compliance activities.
Read the submission
Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 (PDF)