Petition updateIncrease the psychology 10-session Medicare capA mention in Croakey - let's keep signing and sharing
Psychology CoalitionAustralia
Nov 3, 2024

A big thanks to all our supporters who have signed, shared and printed out patient resources for their waiting areas. 

Keep the momentum going, we are almost at 10,000 signatures but we know there are many more psychologists and patients out there passionate about the need for patients to have access to more Medicare-rebated psychology care. 

This week Croakey has highlighted our petition 

"The Australian Association of Psychologists (AAP) joined with eight other groups including the Australian Clinical Psychology Association, the Australian Psychological Society, the Institute of Clinical Psychologists, the Institute of Private Practicing Psychologists, and the Association of Counselling Psychologists) to launch a petition calling on the Government to remove the ten-session annual cap on the number of Medicare-funded services.

The AAP said that after halving the cap from twenty to ten sessions in 2022 the Government 'has failed to provide a care plan for vulnerable people who need more sessions'. I would add that the Government so far has not even revealed the concepts of a plan." 

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