Wendy Mazdon wrote:
*Electronic claiming – /New & Improved Claiming System!!/*
AMA has been working closely with the Federal Government on electronic
claiming of Medicare rebates over the past three years.
Electronic Medicare claiming is a fast, easy and convenient new claiming
channel which will be available in the second half of this year. It
allows you and your patients to lodge Medicare claims using the existing
EFTPOS terminals already in most surgeries.
I meant to ask also:
I understand that there may be 174 million transactions per year through
this new system, and that the Commonwealth bank will be paid 23 cents
per transaction, amounting to $40 million annually. Does the AMA
believe that these figures are correct? If it does, does the AMA think
that the 23 cent fee and the projected income to the Commonwealth Bank
are reasonable?
--
Oliver Frank, general practitioner
255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens, South Australia 5086
Phone 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 Mobile 0407 181 683
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