Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC)
Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) guides the work of the MBS Continuous Review, an ongoing review of Medicare items and services carried out by experts on a continuous basis.
Role
The committee’s role is to guide the work of the MBS Continuous Review and provide advice to Government on publicly funded services listed on the MBS. MRAC is comprised of practising clinicians, academics, health system experts and consumers.
Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Advisory Committee – Terms of reference
This document contains the terms of reference for the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC)
Members
|
Member |
Speciality |
|---|---|
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Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan (Chair) |
Policy and Clinical Advisor / Gastroenterology |
|
Ms Jo Watson (Deputy Chair) |
Consumer Representative |
|
Dr Jason Agostino |
General Practice / Epidemiology / Indigenous Health |
|
Dr Matt Andrews |
Radiology |
|
Professor John Atherton |
Cardiology |
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Professor Wendy Brown |
General and Bariatric Surgery |
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Professor Adam Elshaug |
Health Services / Systems Research |
|
Ms Margaret Foulds |
Psychology |
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Associate Professor Sally Green |
Health Services / Systems Research |
|
Dr Chris Helms |
Nurse Practitioner |
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Professor Harriet Hiscock |
Paediatrics |
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Professor Anthony Lawler |
Health Services Administration / Emergency Medicine |
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Ms Alison Marcus |
Consumer Representative |
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Associate Professor Elizabeth Marles |
General Practice / Indigenous Health |
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Dr Sue Masel |
Rural General Practice |
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Professor Christobel Saunders |
Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery |
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Associate Professor Ken Sikaris |
Pathology |
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Ms Robyn Stephen |
Paediatric Speech Pathology |
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Associate Professor Angus Turner |
Ophthalmology / Rural and Remote Medicine |
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Professor Christopher Vertullo |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Advisory Committee – Member biographies
This document contains the member biographies of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC).
Current reviews
The MRAC has established working groups to consider the following review topics:
- Introduction of MBS items for genetic counselling services and genetic test requesting rights for HGSA registered genetic counsellors
- Surgical assistant billing arrangements and the eligibility of non-medical surgical assistants for remuneration via the MBS
Draft reports from each working group will be made available for public consultation, prior to finalisation and submission to government for consideration.
Meetings
The inaugural meeting of MRAC was held on 9 November 2021. The MRAC meets four times a year, and has met on three occasions to date:
- 9 November 2021
- 1 February 2022
- 4 May 2022
MRAC meetings are scheduled for August and November this year.
Contact
MBS Continuous Review contact
Contact us with questions about the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Continuous Review.