Tony Bartone

@tbbart1

Federal Vice-President of the AMA, GP, big focus on preventative health and access. Tweets are my own – typos and all.

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    Mar 30

    New research from shows Australians are increasingly dropping out of the private system due to cost

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    Mar 31

    "Resilience should be for the difficult emotional burden of caring—not for unacceptable and potentially dangerous working conditions" David Oliver's latest column

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    Mar 31

    Not only will Bupa patients need to confirm that their doctor has a gap arrangement with Bupa – they will also need to confirm if their doctor has admitting rights to a hospital that Bupa has chosen to contract with, in order to receive gap benefits

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  4. Mar 31

    Good advice Also remember free vaccine for over 65 yo and those eligible under national immunisation program. Talk to your

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    With just two months until winter the flu season is almost upon us. Some doctors are now warning it could be too early to get vaccinated.
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  5. Mar 30

    My week on Twitter 🎉: 2 Mentions, 2 Likes, 3 New Followers. See yours with

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  6. Mar 28

    Trust is integral in any relationship. PHI too complex and difficult to interpret. Any wonder people are thinking of or actually dropping cover. Private hospital system plays an enormous role in ensuring & in public system.

    NEW SURVEY shows Australians distrust private health insurers. The funds need to lift their game or customers will continue to dump their cover, placing more pressure on the already overstretched public system
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    Mar 28

    As private health funds gear up for another premium price hike, a new poll shows Australians distrust the industry

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    Mar 28

    Doctors are worried recent changes by Bupa will leave hospital patients with higher out-of-pocket costs

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    Mar 26

    . says the AMA does not stand behind egregious fee setting. MORE:

    #SkyLiveNow
    @SkyNewsAust
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    Mar 28

    The AMA welcomes today’s majority Parliamentary Committee Report opposing the legalisation of e-cigarettes and vaping

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    Mar 27

    Normalising the conversation about doctors' mental health ... writes in ... "Normalising our vulnerability would be a good step forward in the medical culture, perhaps much more so than resilience building” ...

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    Mar 28

    V. pleased that majority of MPs on Reps committee considered the , our strong submission, views of in maintaining precautionary approach to . Can't trust big . Dual use a huge worry

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    Mar 27

    Thank you for your tireless advocacy. A look at our position statement will see that we agree with your call, not just for major , but a complete re-boot of the system

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    Mar 25

    FYI

    Normalising the conversation about doctors' mental health ... writes in ... "Normalising our vulnerability would be a good step forward in the medical culture, perhaps much more so than resilience building” ...
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    Mar 25

    Normalising the conversation about doctors' mental health ... writes in ... "Normalising our vulnerability would be a good step forward in the medical culture, perhaps much more so than resilience building” ...

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    Mar 25

    Why do patients face out-of-pocket costs? Because Government and Private Health Insurers have totally neglected reimbursement to Australians for decades. Yet specialists perform close to 90% of procedures at No Gap.

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    Mar 25

    Incentives to attend RACFs remain in place for another year

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  18. Mar 24

    Medicare benefits totally out of step with true cost of quality care provision! 35years of inadequate/ forgone indexation Transcript - Dr Gannon - Doorstop - AMA Fees List

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    Mar 24

    Tele Editorial accurately opines on the real issues. An inadequate schedule indexed below CPI more often than not over 35yrs, a for many of those years, PHIs putting before patients, and egregious fee setting by a very small minority of doctors

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    Mar 24

    Absolutely agree with that egregious fees charged by a small minority of specialists, and total failure of MBS schedule to keep pace with costs of providing care, have put many patients in a difficult position.

    Tele Editorial accurately opines on the real issues. An inadequate schedule indexed below CPI more often than not over 35yrs, a for many of those years, PHIs putting before patients, and egregious fee setting by a very small minority of doctors
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