Private Health and Fees

1. 1 November 2007 - Fees Gap Chart
   _{Fees. Date released: 11/10/2007}

   Fees Gap Chart

2. 1 November 2007 AMA List of Medical Services and Fees - Price List and Order Forms
   _{Fees. Date released: 24/04/2008}

   Price List and Order Forms for the 1 November 2007 AMA List of Medical Services and Fees available here.

3. AMA Commitment to Mental Health
   _{Resource. Date released: 12/11/2002}

   Strategic Planning Group for Private Psychiatric Services (SPGPPS)

4. AMA Fees List Online
   _{Fees. Date released: 03/05/2007}

   This is the link to the AMA Fees list Online website.

5. AMA List of Medical Services and Fees - 1 July 2008
   _{Fees. Date released: 27/06/2008}

   AMA List Of Medical Services and Fees - 1 July 2008

6. AMA List of Medical Services and Fees - History of the AMA List
   _{Information. Date released: 11/09/2006}

   A brief history of the AMA List.

7. AMA Response to 2006-07 Federal Budget
   _{Information. Date released: 11/05/2006}

   The good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2006-07 Federal Budget.

8. AMA Submission to the ACCC on the sale of Medibank Private
   _{Submission. Date released: 05/09/2006}

   The AMA outlines its concerns about the consequences of the sale of Medibank Private.

9. Bulk Billing Graph
   _{Resource. Date released: 16/02/2004}

   Each Quarter the Health Insurance Commission releases updated data on bulk billing rates. The AMA incorporates these figures into a simple graph that shows changes in GP bulk billing rates since 1996.

10. Fees for Reports/Medico-Legal
    _{Fees. Date released: 01/11/2003}

    Because the type of work involved in preparing medico-legal, third party or other reports, eg for employers or insurance companies, varies so much and is influenced by a range of factors, such as the State or Territory in which the work is undertaken, the AMA does not recommend a level or range of fees for these services. Individual practitioners set their fees for this type of work based on the time and extent of the work involved.

11. Frequently Asked Questions - Fees
    _{Fees. Date released: 04/02/2002}

    This page provides answers to questions regularly asked of the AMA.

12. GST, Conduct Monies and Workers Compensation
    _{Information. Date released: 03/11/2004}

    This resources, with links to the ATO, will help doctors understand the implications and impact of GST on their practice.

13. Guide to Understanding the Medicare Safety Net
    _{Information. Date released: 27/08/2004}

    The Federal Government introduced the Medicare Plus safety net in February 2004 with strong support from the AMA.

14. Guidelines for Preparation of the Submissions to the Medicare Benefits Consultative Committee (MBCC)
    _{Resource. Date released: 30/07/2004}

    Guidelines for preparing a submission to the MBCC

15. Obstetrics - Planning and Management of a Pregnancy - Item 16590 (previously 15999)
    _{Fees. Date released: 21/09/2004}

    The AMA worked closely with the Federal Government to clarify when obstetric services would qualify under the new Medicare Safety Net.

16. Wages, prices and medical fees index
    _{Fees. Date released: 01/11/2007}

    The attached excel file contains an indices of prices, wages and medical fees for the period 1985-2006.