Medicare covers more MRI scans, with lower costs, improved access for patients

Medicare covers more MRI scans, with lower costs, improved access for patients

PRP Wollongong Chief Radiographer John Girardi with Cunningham MP Alison Byrnes. Photo: Cunningham Electoral Office. Illawarra patients could save hundreds of dollars on important diagnostic imaging, with changes to MRI regulation making the scans more accessible and affordable through Medicare. The Federal Government has changed the eligibility of MRI licensing to allow more practices to bill the service to Medicare in the first of a two-stage …