Study: GPs more likely to undercharge than overcharge Australian Medicare

BEACH program an invaluable data snapshot of GP clinical activity

84.6% of GPs undercharged their sessions at least once
29.6% of GPs overcharged at least once
11.8% of all consultations were undercharged (10,570 times)
1.6% of all consultations were overcharged (1,424 times)
Of GPs who overcharged at least once, 85.4% also undercharged at least once.
The total effect of GP overcharging and undercharging was a net saving of $351.7 million to Medicare.