According to the ABC a re-elected Gillard Government will provide payments for practitioners who provide services (e-mail, consults etc) via the Internet.
More to come!
David.
Update:
6minutes.com.au is reporting the following:
http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=522106
Medicare rebates for online consults
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has just announced that a Labor government will allocate $250 million to fund Medicare rebates for online consultations for people in rural and regional areas. Labor will also offer $57 million in incentives for GPs to deliver online services from July 2011.
David.
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