QUESTION 1. With respect to ONE of the following policy issues, identify a minimum of three stakeholder groups and compare and contrast their perspectives and discuss any competing interests:
Increased number of services offering in-home after-hours GP consultations that are bulk-billed (therefore no cost to patient) which attract a greater Medicare rebate than consultations undertaken in normal rooms.
Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-21/after-hour-doctors-worried-about-budget-cuts-to-service/8372094
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&ved=0ahUKEwjYiYybzLrTAhXEKJQKHeapC2gQFgh0MAk&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fnational%2Fhealth%2Fboom-in-afterhours-gps-raises-concerns-about-medicare-cost-blowout-20160511-gosr95.html&usg=AFQjCNHf1dTwzCK3mgr1pdvGiBoxhZlo6A&sig2=E1b-ALQ6KjDcZgbAohs1Iw
QUESTION 2.Examine the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website (https://www.ahpra.gov.au/) and:
What are the Regulatory principles for the national scheme? (See the ‘about’ section in the website).
Identify one health profession that is not currently regulated by the national scheme that you think should be regulated by the scheme and provide bullet points as to why.