General practitioner fees in New South Wales : inquiry into the fees to be adopted for general practitioner medical services in New South Wales (Items 1 and 4) for the purpose of the National health act / [by A. F. Mason]

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Mason, Anthony, Sir, 1925-
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Canberra : Commonwealth Govt. Print. Off., 1972
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GENERAL PRACTITIONER FEES IN NEW SOUTH WALES 1
CONTENTS 3
GLOSSARY 5
PART I—CONDUCT OF THE INQUIRY 7
PART II—THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE INQUIRY 9
PART III—THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECONSTRUCTED MEDICAL BENEFITS SCHEME OF 1970 AND OF THE CONCEPT OF THE MOST COMMON FEE 11
PART IV—REVIEW OF MOST COMMON FEES AS AT 1 JULY 1971 20
PART V—THE MAJOR SUBMISSIONS 23
PART VI—THE TERMS OF REFERENCE 27
PART VII—THE ASCERTAINMENT OF BASELINE FEES FOR ITEMS 1 AND 4 BY REFERENCE TO THE FEES COMMONLY CHARGED AT 1 JULY 1969 31
PART VIII—FACTORS ARISING UNDER (b) AND (c) OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE 47
PART IX—CONCLUSIONS 48
APPENDIX 1 SUBMISSIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS MADE TO THE INQUIRY 50
APPENDIX 2 REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE KERR AT THE PRELIMINARY HEARING OF THE INQUIRY ON 17 MARCH 1972 51
APPENDIX 3 EXTRACT FROM STATEMENT TO THE INQUIRY BY MR A. R. ABADEE OF COUNSEL CONCERNING THE CONFIDENTIAL SUBMISSION MADE TO THE INQUIRY BY THE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS SOCIETY IN AUSTRALIA 52
APPENDIX 4 PERCENTAGE LEVEL OF OBSERVANCE* OF THE MOST COMMON FEE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 4 IN ALL STATES DURING EACH QUARTER OF 1971 53
APPENDIX 5 DATES OF LOCAL ASSOCIATION MEETINGS TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION OF N.S.W. BRANCH COUNCIL FOR AN INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT IN FEES WITH EFFECT ON 1 JULY 1969 54
APPENDIX 6 (a) LOCAL ASSOCIATION FEE RECOMMENDATIONS 55
APPENDIX 7 AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH 57
APPENDIX 8 OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE FINANCE TABULATION FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION—JULY 1969 DESIRABLE COMMONWEALTH BENEFITS AND STATE MOST COMMON FEES 60
APPENDIX 9 EXTRACT FROM ‘GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINATION OF LIST OF MOST COMMON FEES FOR USE BY JOINT WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE AMA AND THE FUNDS IN EACH STATE’ 61
APPENDIX 10 B.bl/1359 (472/69) REVISED DRAFT MECHANISM FOR PERIODIC UP-DATING OF MEDICAL BENEFITS TABLES 62
APPENDIX 11 64
APPENDIX 12 MEDICAL BENEFITS FUND OF AUSTRALIA 66
APPENDIX 13 THE MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENCE 67
APPENDIX 14 AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 69
APPENDIX 15 RESULTS OF SURVEY OF GENERAL PRACTITIONER MEMBERS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH ON FEES CHARGED UNDER ITEM 1 AT 1 JULY 1969 71
APPENDIX 16 Refers Transcript pp. 330, 389 20.4.72: BUREAU OF MEDICAL ECONOMICS: NEW SOUTH WALES STEPS TAKEN TO ARRIVE AT RECOMMENDATIONS SET OUT IN AMA SUBMISSION PARA. 7.2 76
APPENDIX 17 LIST OF FEES CHARGED BY GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES DERIVED FROM CLAIMS PAID BY MEDICAL BENEFITS FUND OF AUSTRALIA AND THE HOSPITALS CONTRIBUTION FUND OF AUSTRALIA DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1969 77
APPENDIX 18 LIST OF FEES CHARGED BY GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES DERIVED FROM CLAIMS PAID BY MEDICAL BENEFITS FUND OF AUSTRALIA AND THE HOSPITALS CONTRIBUTION FUND OF AUSTRALIA DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1969 78
APPENDIX 19 AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 79
APPENDIX 20 FEE AND COST STRUCTURE IN MEDICAL PRACTICE AND PRINCIPLES IN THE PERIODIC VARIATION OF FEES ADOPTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 1971 80
APPENDIX 21 FEE AND COST STRUCTURE IN NEW SOUTH WALES AND METHOD OF UP-DATING ADOPTED BY THE NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH COUNCIL 85
APPENDIX 22 AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 86
APPENDIX 23 AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 87

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Mason, Anthony and Australia. Department of Health. General practitioner fees in New South Wales : inquiry into the fees to be adopted for general practitioner medical services in New South Wales (Items 1 and 4) for the purpose of the National health act Canberra: Commonwealth Govt. Print. Off, 1972. Web. 19 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2579238778>

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