Ep 130: Emergency pod! Two Medicare changes GP Practices should act on now
From 1 November 2026, two Medicare changes create new opportunities for General Practices.
GP Chronic Condition Management Plans and reviews can now be completed by telephone, and the new Medicare Healthy Kids Check becomes available for every child from their third birthday until the day before they turn four.
Dr Sachin Patel walks through what has changed, who is eligible, what each service needs to include, and the billing traps Practices still need to avoid.
The opportunity in both cases is the same: patients may never know to ask.
The Practices that benefit will be the ones that identify…
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