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Dr Danielle McMullen FRACGP Leading Australia's Doctors, Promoting Australia's Health. Follow AMA_Media on Twitter @ama_media
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Joined May 2009
Patients in WA spent 5,333 hours ramped outside hospitals — the worst May on record — as flu cases surged and emergency departments struggled to cope. This is more than just a number. It's a sign of a health system under immense strain.
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It is crucial that we avoid a scenario where profits are put before patients, like we have seen happen in the US with disastrous results. Clinical decisions must remain in the hands of doctors and their patients — not influenced by insurers or corporate ownership.
The AMA is concerned about the aggressive push into vertically integrated healthcare by Bupa and other private health insurers — a move that risks transforming our system into a US-style model where profits come before patients. #auspol
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This week is National Road Safety Week. Doctors, paramedics, nurses and many other health workers are faced with the grim consequences of road trauma every single day. The AMA is committed to advocating for improvements in road safety.
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.@amapresident Dr Danielle McMullen is on an important visit in #Adelaide today to support Australian Medical Association SA's Access to Care Round Table. @amasamembers
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People need to start booking appointments now with their GPs, who are trained to ensure that people, including vulnerable cohorts, such as the elderly and children, receive their vaccinations in a safe and timely manner.
We can't afford to be complacent with this year's #flu season. It is now April, which means it's time to start booking appointments with your GP to get a flu shot. Read more @abcnews
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But while this investment will help address affordability issues for many who don’t currently qualify for bulk billing incentives, structural reform of Medicare rebates is needed to ensure today’s patients get the care they need.
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The $8.5bn investment followed years of campaigning through our Modernise Medicare campaign, which highlighted the long-term neglect of Medicare and consequences of that neglect on our health system. #auspol
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The AMA has praised the $8.5bn for bulk billing but has highlighted the need for deeper Medicare reforms.
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A tax on sugary drinks is an obvious measure to help curb the nation's escalating obesity crisis. Without a sugar tax, obesity and other chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes will continue to cost the health system billions of dollars each year. #auspol
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The AMA welcomes the government’s commitment to increase transparency on consumer out-of-pocket costs for private healthcare by announcing a planned upgrade to the Medical Costs Finder website. Media release: https://t.co/VkLcmS23GZ
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This must change. No one should have to fear undertaking genetic testing due to concerns over life insurance discrimination. Read our media release: https://t.co/CzIQ1Lvuw4
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It is hard to believe we are in a situation where people, acting through fear of financial penalty, might forsake genetic testing that could save their life or the lives of their children or other relatives.
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We need to fund more nurses and allied health professionals to work alongside GPs to deliver the long-term treatment, care and patient education services that are crucial for better health outcomes. #ModerniseMedicare
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GPs are managing more health problems in each consultation and spending more time with patients as the incidence of chronic disease continues to rise. https://t.co/ZHwXcvoRRz
#ModerniseMedicare
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The Australian Medical Association is calling for an expansion of the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) to enable more nurses and allied health professionals to work in general practice. AMA Presid...
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If we want a future where every woman and girl can thrive, we must keep fighting, keep pushing, and keep demanding better. Because no matter where we live, women’s rights are worth defending. https://t.co/UwPPcgminx
#IWD2025 #ForAllWomenAndGirls
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The need for a new fit-for-purpose agreement has never been greater — for both doctors and their patients. #auspol
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While recent investment from the federal government and action to address issues in some states and territories is welcome; the delay to a new National Health Reform Agreement is disappointing. #auspol
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We are glad to see some good news in this report card, however, there is no escaping the reality that Australia’s public hospitals remain critically logjammed. Hospital performance remains markedly worse than it was just five years ago. https://t.co/mP7ImKb1Lt
#auspol @AMA_NSW
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We need a rethink of Medicare rebates to ensure today’s patients who have increasingly complex needs get the care they require.
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Our #ModerniseMedicare campaign has highlighted the neglect of #Medicare. While the announcements last weekend were warmly welcomed, our campaign focuses on the need for Medicare reform to ensure patients with complex and chronic care needs are better supported.
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These announcements show both sides of politics understand the funding that's needed to reverse decades of underinvestment and improve the sustainability and affordability of general practice. #auspol
Both major parties have committed to a $8.5B Medicare funding boost, which has been welcomed. But we need to also reform Medicare to provide the right structure and funding to deliver longer consults and better management of chronic disease for our modern society.
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