AMA (WA) secures workers' comp rebate increase

Following representation by the AMA (WA), a 4.23 per cent increase in insurance rebates for claims for reimbursement of medical fees for treatment of compensable injuries in the workers’ compensation system, has been agreed to by WorkCover WA.

The new rebates require formal gazettal and are scheduled to apply from November 1 to align with adjustments to the AMA List of Medical Services and Fees and rebates generally.

The increase takes into account movements in the Australian Bureau of Statistics Wage Price Index for WA, the Consumer Price Index and the AMA’s Medical Fees Index.

“It’s another example of the tangible benefits the AMA provides GPs, other specialists and their patients,” said AMA (WA) President Prof Geoff Dobb.