Private health insurers are now offering GP telehealth services. Is this a risk to Medicare?
Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockAustralia’s second-largest private health insurer, Bupa, has recently started offering its members three free GP telehealth consultations a year. This follows other insurers such as nib offering its members digital GP consults, for things like prescriptions and medical certificates, for a fee.
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