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HOPE ISLAND BILLING

Children under 16, DVA and Aboriginal and Torres strait Islanders will be Bulk Billed.

All Standard Consults Monday to Friday will Incur a Gap Fee.

Standard appointments for Valid Pension Concession card holders Over 65 will be Bulk Billed

Standard appointments without Concession cards 7 Days incur a $40 Gap Fee.

All Telehealth will incur a $40 Gap fee regardless of concession entitlements and age.

All Public Holidays incur $40 gap fee for EVERYONE

PIMPAMA BILLING

Dr Dinesh Silva, Dr Jacky Wong and Dr Suvro Mondal, Dr Greeshma Tummala and Dr Aung Aye are now Mixed billing.

Children under 16, DVA and Aboriginal and Torres strait Islanders will be Bulk Billed.

Standard appointments for Valid Pension card holders over 65 Years will be Bulk Billed

Standard appointments without Concession cards incur a $40 Gap Fee.

All Telehealth will incur a $40 Gap fee regardless of concession entitlements and age.

All Public holidays incur a $40 Gap fee for EVERYONE

Procedures at both clinics will incur a Gap fee minimum of $60. Based on length of Procedure can be up to $360.

Children vaccinations on the Medicare immunization schedule will be bulk billed.
Other immunization consults will incur a fee.

Reason Behind Billing Change as per the RACGP

Healthcare costs continue to rise due to the increasing costs of new technologies and medicines, and the wages of a skilled labour force.
• Income generated through fees is used to resource primary care teams and upgrade infrastructure. For example, it allows GPs to pay for additional staff such as practice nurses and allied health professionals, and ensure they have the latest digital technology to support patient care and their business requirements.
• The costs of healthcare are not reflected in Medicare patient rebates (the amount the government pays to subsidise GP consultations).
• Between 2012 and 2022, Medicare rebates increased by an average of just over 1% each year.
• Rebates for standard GP consultations were completely frozen (i.e. did not receive an annual indexation
increase from the government) between 2014 and 2018.
• Inflation rose by 6.1% in the 12 months to June 2022, however in July 2022 the rebate for a standard GP consultation increased by just 65 cents to $39.75 – a 1.6% increase from the previous year. This does not cover the significant increase in costs that has occurred over the course of the rebate freeze.
• The average out-of-pocket cost for patients is now higher than the Medicare rebate for a standard GP consultation.

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My HealthCity