Psychologists renew demand for doubling of Medicare-subsidised sessions
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6J2ER)
Peak body also campaigning for a reduction in the growing gap fee as the cost-of-living crisis puts increases financial strain
Psychologists are renewing calls for the federal government to double the number of subsidised psychology sessions a patient can access, along with reducing the growing gap fee, as the cost-of-living crisis puts households under financial strain.
The Australian Association of Psychologists Inc, one of two psychology peak bodies, wants the federal government to lift the Medicare rebate by more than $50 for some sessions and increase the number of subsidised sessions from 10 to 20.
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