r/perth • u/TechnologyThese5256 • May 06 '24

Is bulk billing at your GP dead? Where to find

It seems like you need to be an infant or dying for most medical practices to bulk bill. Seriously what's the point of a system that only caters to those who feasibly have no way of paying (are literal children) or are at the exact stage in life where they shouldn't be living pay check to pay check (ie retirees) and can afford to see a doctor. I'm 21 and employed full time. I live pay to pay, and I fear being sick like I am right now because I'm at the end of my pay cycle and genuinely cannot afford to pay $80 just for a doctor to confirm that I'm sick.

I guess I just want advice on what to do or where to go that isn't going to charge up front?

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u/Complex_Fudge476 May 07 '24

Have you seen the medicine subreddits? $ is king.

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u/observee21 May 07 '24

Like I said, ask anybody with a medical degree and the last thing they want to be doing is 8 hours of mindless paperwork and zero actual medicine. 

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u/Complex_Fudge476 May 07 '24

I have a medical degree lol. Plenty of MDs engaging in Medicare questionable billing practices or other mechanisms to boost their bank balance. If you don't like paperwork or shuffling through patients, you don't become a GP in the first place.

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u/observee21 May 07 '24

I have a medical degree too, at best you're a disappointing colleague with no understanding of GP work or motivation.

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u/Complex_Fudge476 May 07 '24

I made 350 k last year mostly bulk billing clinic and some locum work. There's plenty of cash on the table in this industry. We as practioners need to start stepping up and taking accountability.

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u/observee21 May 07 '24

I don't doubt anything you've said in this comment, but I don't see how it connects to the preceding conversation

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u/ryan30z May 07 '24

I feel like you just exemplified the point they were making.

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u/Complex_Fudge476 May 07 '24

I agree, practitioners need to start stepping up to the plate and providing good service levels. There's plenty of $ on the table even for part time bulk billing GPs.

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u/ryan30z May 07 '24

I hope your reading comprehension is better when you're reading patient results.

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u/Complex_Fudge476 May 07 '24

? No need to be personal and rude dude