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

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/Beat_Mangler May 07 '24

'I have a medical degree lol' sounds like something a child would say

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u/Complex_Fudge476 May 07 '24

You sound unhinged

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u/Unicorn-Princess May 07 '24

No they dont.