Doctors are demanding an apology after researchers debunked “baseless” accusations of widespread Medicare fraud.
Nicole Higgins from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners seized on the study to claim vindication.
“Late last year, the entire general practice profession was slandered by baseless claims of ‘rorting’ for no good reason,” Dr. Higgins said.
“We have been vindicated, and we await an apology.”
Referring to a study released by researchers at the University of Sydney, Dr. Higgins said GPs were under-billing by $350 million (US$234 million) a year.
“GPs are shouldering a huge burden,” she said.
“Give us a break. For those who got it wrong, an apology is in order to all the hardworking GPs out there.”…