Vulnerable Australians are missing out on healthcare because of a lack of GPs due to a Medicare rebate shortfall

Community organisations claim that the fee-for-service funding paradigm cannot keep up with the rising costs of complicated primary care demands.

According to community health organisations, vulnerable Australians are missing out on basic healthcare because the Medicare rebate is failing to keep up with the expenses of providing services, resulting in a major GP shortage.

Cohealth, a not-for-profit community health organisa....