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Medicare accused of ignoring podiatry fraud warning.

Australian Doctor,  July, 2007  

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By Heather Ferguson

GPs are at risk of being implicated in possible fraud involving Medicare-funded podiatry services because Medicare Australia failed to act when first alerted to the problem, a Victorian practice manager claims.

Medicare Australia confirmed late last month it was investigating podiatry services in several Melbourne aged care facilities after receiving a complaint in March that the services did not meet MBS criteria.

However, the practice manager, who wanted to be identified only as Julie-Anne for fear of reprisals against her GP husband, said she had ...

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