$350,000 to sign with Primary.

Australian Doctor,  September, 2005  

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by Eleanor Limprecht

GPs are being offered as much as $350,000 plus half their Medicare earnings over five years to move to Primary Healthcare, as corporate health care companies move from buying doctors' practices to just buying doctors.

Last week, Australian Doctor obtained a letter signed by Dr Edmund Bateman -- managing director of Primary Healthcare -- offering the upfront cash for a GP to leave their practice and move to Primary.

In a statement, Dr Bateman told Australian Doctor the average amount of recent "GP goodwill acquisitions" had been $300,000.

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