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Luke Sy-Cherng Woon, Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Health Workforce Studies, Australian National University

How telehealth is fuelling a surge in ADHD scripts in a business model that benefits the rich

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Seeing a psychiatrist via telehealth became easier from January 2022. That’s when Medicare-reimbursed telepsychiatry arrangements became permanent.

The idea was for these video and phone consultations to provide more flexible and sooner appointment times, without needing to travel.

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