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AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said that persistent AMA lobbying and working with Government had resulted in important changes to the Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009, which was introduced in Parliament today. The Bill gives Medicare Australia the power to obtain documents from doctors to substantiate Medicare rebates, which includes handing over private and personal patient details if necessary as evidence for auditing of Medicare claims.

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