General Practice in Aged Care Incentive

The objective of the GPACI is to improve access to quality, proactive general practice care for older people who live in aged care homes by incentivising proactive visits, regular, planned reviews and coordinated care planning. Primary care providers and practices registered in MyMedicare will receive incentive payments for providing their MyMedicare registered patients who permanently live in residential aged care homes with care planning services and regular visits. The GPACI also forms part of the Australian Government's Strengthening Medicare Reforms. These reforms respond to the recommendations of the Taskforce and aim to meet the healthcare needs of today while building a stronger Medicare system for future generations. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side. Eligibility: Section 2: Eligibility Criteria to register and Section 3: Eligibility requirements for payment of the Guidelines sets out eligibility requirements for practices, providers and patients participating in the MyMedicare GPACI. All eligibility requirements must be met concurrently within an incentive period for the practice or practitioner to be eligible for payment. The delivery of payments after the achievement of servicing requirements provides assurance that the objective of improving access to general practice care for people who live in aged care homes has been achieved. This ensures that GPACI funding represents value for money for the Commonwealth. In order to register for MyMedicare and opt-in to GPACI, you must satisfy all the eligibility criteria. We cannot provide funding under GPACI if you receive funding from another government source for the same purpose.