Much has been written in these pages and others about the way telehealth has fundamentally changed primary care during COVID-19, although whether that change will continue into the future is still a matter of debate. We are hearing more positive things about the Australian government's plans to continue with Medicare-funded telehealth after the pandemic, although our readers are hedging their bets on whether they think this will come to fruition.

We asked in our poll last week whether you expected to see MBS-funded telehealth continue after the pandemic. Lots of people doubt it, but a small majority is more positive, with 58 per cent saying yes and 42 per cent saying no. We are hearing that Health Minister Greg Hunt is keen, but the big sticking point for general practices in particular will be whether the items are required to be bulk-billed or not. If they are, we believe widespread provision of telehealth will prove financially unsustainable for general practices, and things will revert to business as usual.