Remove restrictions on qualified family doctors from accessing Medicare Provider Numbers in Australia
- brandtcantwatch
- Target:
- Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing
- Region:
- Australia
- Website:
- brandtcantwatch.wordpress.com
The Australian Government's policies for redistributing qualified doctors to rural areas by restricting their access to Medicare Provider Numbers has created a shortage of family practitioners in both metropolitan & rural areas.
Without action, Australian's will have fewer options when it comes to choosing a family doctor.
We, the undersigned, call on the Department of Health & Ageing to review its policies regarding the restriction of Medicare Provider Numbers to otherwise qualified overseas trained doctors (OTD's).
We would like to see a more reasonable pathway for these doctors to provide quality care for Australian communities, with a lifting of the 10 year moratorium for OTD's gaining a Medicare Provider Number.
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The Remove restrictions on qualified family doctors from accessing Medicare Provider Numbers in Australia petition to Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing was written by brandtcantwatch and is in the category Health at GoPetition.