A dramatic shift in our healthcare occurred in 2020 as we rolled out telehealth to respond to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Half of people consulting their GP used telehealth at least once during 2020,' says Professor Rosemary Korda from the Australian National University. 'The good news is that GP services were largely maintained at normal rates.' After COVID-19 lockdowns ended, the government made Medicare payments for telehealth permanent and people continued to use it. 'In 2022 just over half of the population used telehealth for GP services,' Rosemary says.

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