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Home doctor services deemed 'poor value for money'
Booming home doctor services face stricter conditions on their Medicare billing practices.
Harriet Alexander is a Fairfax Media reporter specialising in health.
Booming home doctor services face stricter conditions on their Medicare billing practices.
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