Parliament approved it in 2019 – seven years later, doctors face a different calculation
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Dear Editor,
Parliament authorised a change in 2019 allowing DVA-funded medical services to count towards Medicare’s doctor-review thresholds.
It did not take effect until August 2026.
Five regulatory amendments came and went under Coalition and Labor governments before the change was finally made.
Veterans have not lost their healthcare entitlement, but, if the new calculation influences whether doctors accept DVA patients, access to care could still suffer.
So the question is simple:
Why did government wait nearly seven years, and what assessment did it make of the consequences for veterans before acting?
The entitlement on the card means little if the doctor will not take the appointment.
I expand on this at markcroxford.net/read
Mark Croxford
Founder, Veterans Count,
20-year Navy veteran, and
former media and political adviser to a Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel
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