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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completely agree. My point (and will say no more!) is that it cannot/must not be a solution to this to charge patients of all female GPs, no matter how they practice, more than male GPs, no matter how they practice.
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Oh absolutely. I don't think anyone would disagree. I also wouldn't be surprised if the female GP in question wasn't actually earning more from this increase rate, it might just be the practice that is taking the extra fee
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Yes. I think before assuming this clinic is trying to address the gender pay gap, we need more info. But the clinic won't answer questions!
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I'm not surprised those big corporate practices are crazily risk averse they probably heard the word 'journalist' and set the phone on fire
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