The General Practice in Aged Care Incentive is now available

As of 1 August 2024, the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive is available to eligible practices and providers. This latest MyMedicare incentive aims to enhance the quality of health care services provided to older Australians in residential aged care homes by incentivising proactive GP visits, regular planned reviews, and coordinated care planning.

Incentive payments

Practices and providers participating in MyMedicare can receive financial incentives for delivering enhanced care. The incentive payments will be quarterly, on top of existing Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) rebates for services delivered.

Payments are:

• $300 per patient, per year to responsible providers
• $130 per patient, per year to registered practices.

How to register

For information about how to register your practice and patients please visit our General Practice in Aged Care Incentive webpage, or access the following step-by-step guides:

• MyMedicare practice registration
• Managing patient MyMedicare registrations
• General Practice in Aged Care Incentive registration

Additional support

Register for the RACGP webinar

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is hosting a webinar, presented by the Department of Health and Aged Care, to help GPs understand this new incentive and what it means for them. Register for this webinar: www.racgp.org.au/racgp-digital-events-calendar/online-event-items/webinars/general-practice-in-aged-care-overview-webinar

Contact our Primary Care team

For further information or support for your practice, please contact us at support@bsphn.org.au.