Australians are spending an average $83 to see a medical specialist after out-of-pocket costs increased at more than triple the rate of inflation in six years.
The data, which is based on the electorate of the patient, does not include the out-of-pocket cost of having a surgical procedure, which can run into the tens of thousands of dollars including anaesthetist and hospital fees. Specialists were the least likely to bulk bill patient consultations in the wealthy electorates of Curtin , Moore , Warringah , MacKellar , Tangney , Bradfield , Ryan , Kooyong , Goldstein and North Sydney , doing so in between 10.3 per and 13.7 per cent of cases.
There were also significant increases in the rural Victorian electorates of Bendigo , Corangamite and Corio .
Had seen two specialist, even though I connected with ‘My Government’, still out of pocket expenses a fair bit.
Statistics, statistics and the truth. 10y ago $100 to see the specialist. Rebate $80. OOP $20. Now $160 to see the specialist. Rebate $90. OOP $70 Headline: OOP have grown 350% in 10 years.
In the future if would be helpful if articles included the Medicare cost + out of pocket expense. This helps people understand the real costs of specialists consultations make costs to society more transparent The Medicare fee is paid through our taxes, so impacts all of us.
There’s always the option to go publically rather than see a private specialist.
How good is it.
Cash cow , G.p’s on kickbacks...specialist runaround 😉
What the hell is going on with such inflated stats?! What is government doing, except looting people?!
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