Gawd Mel, this is so sexist! So all women do a different kind of medicine than male GPs? Is that innate to women because they are, you know, more caring or something? By all means the rebate is hopeless, but to divide it neatly by gender? Aghhhh!https://twitter.com/MelissaLDavey/status/999468071357067264 …
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Replying to @Gay_Alcorn
I can see all sides. As my original story states, it is unclear why this clinic has differences in fees. It would be interesting and relevant to know why rather than making assumptions. But the clinic won't answer questions.
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Replying to @MelissaLDavey
The op ed had so many sexist assumptions. There no doubt are some female GPs who do a quick form of consultation and many men who take more time. To assume as this piece does that women doctors are like this and men are like that made my blood boil!
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Replying to @Gay_Alcorn @MelissaLDavey
They aren't sexist assumptions, Gay. They are based on studies done at a wider level. Of course not all women practice medicine the same but there are patterns that have been studied. See https://ama.com.au/ausmed/women-gps-earn-less-more-cost-effective … and http://medicalrepublic.com.au/female-gp-myth/9425 …
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Replying to @gabriellecj @MelissaLDavey
will have a read. The idea that women GPs as a group should get paid higher fees than men as a group because somehow studies show women on average spend more time or something? I think that is sexist, but will read up!
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Replying to @Gay_Alcorn @MelissaLDavey
She isn't arguing that women should be paid more because of that. She's speculating as to why and arguing that the MBS needs to better reflect cost-effective medicine (regardless of what sex does the consult)
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I thought it was a fairly well-made point. It seems to me that the issue is that female GPs are more likely to spend their time doing preventive work, which is not handled well under the current MBS funding system. I'd be interested to see what happens in HCH practices
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If fixing our current 1970s fee-for-service funding system also lightens the gender imbalance in primary care rates of pay, I'd call it a double win I was surprised to see the stats, it's a bit appalling that even with fixed rates of reimbursement female GPs are paid less
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