Patients Could Pay More After GP Tax Rules Tweaked: Doctor’s Associations

A doctor speaks with a patient during triage at the St George Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on May 15, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Patients could end up paying more after the Queensland government in Australia tweaked its tax rules to compel general practices to pay thousands or millions to state coffers.

Leading doctor’s associations issued the warning after the state changed the way GPs were taxed in response to a court ruling in New South Wales.