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What is the Health Insurance Act? In 1973 the Parliament of Australia introduced Medicare, a universal healthcare plan. It provides for payments by way of Medical Benefits and Payments for Hospital Service for other purposes. What is 19AB and who is affected? To be eligible to claim Medicare benefits, Overseas Trained Doctors (OTDs) and Foreign ...
When first enrolled in an accredited Medical School*, were you a citizen or permanent resident of Australia or New Zealand? If Yes, then Section 19AB does not affect you. If No, then did you hold medical registration in Australia before 1st January 1997? If Yes, then Section 19AB does not affect you. If No, then you are subject to the restrictio...
It’s so disappointing when we research a Doctor and see negative reviews that on further investigation point only to disgruntled patients who had to sit in the waiting room for too long. Does this make a Doctor ‘a bad Doctor’? Of course not! But unfortunately, your average patient is not aware of the patient that you just spent an extra 20 minut...