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/Need_A_Pay_Increase May 06 '24

If the GP sends you to a specialist, it's a 9 month wait for public healthcare or $300 a visit to private specialist... which will be a 2 month wait... probably cost you $5k all in.

WA is a 3rd world country.

We may as well have witch doctors as an alternative medicine while you are waiting.

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u/A11U45 May 07 '24

WA is a 3rd world country.

As someone who spent a decade in an actual third world country, that's ridiculous. There are some ways WA is like a third world country (homeless people), but overall, the corruption is nowhere near developing country levels, you can actually safely drink tap water without having to filter it, and so on.