EXPLAINED: Why GP's Across Australia Are Being Force To Ditch The Medicare Rebate
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- In the face of rising costs and soaring demand, GPs across Australia are being forced to charge patients for appointments. But as the cost of living continues to soar, will our nation’s most vulnerable be left behind? GP, Dr Caroline West, joins us.
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Slowly but surely we becoming USA no private insurance no DR
That would be hell
looks like our health system is going to become like America's and that is very worrying. Eventually everything will cost an arm and a leg.
What happened to all that stimulus money? Oh that’s right, most of it went to private businesses who did well out of the pandemic.
We will end up going to the hospital emergency for all help instead of local Gp’s
That’s what I’ll be doing.
So, $86. per 6 to 10 minute visits. Add up the hourly rate.
Yeah but that’s for rent, bills, salaries for nurses, receptionist and the GP.
@@Ttbaebae
How much would the doctor be paid after expenses?
@@Ttbaebae And if you have multiple Dr in a practise contributing to the expenses they become much less and profit much more
Jack all! Speaking from experience
Firstly doctors do not get 100% of this amount. Usually it’s 4 patients per hour so that would roughly equate to around $300 per hour. Now they generally get around 70% of this which would be around $210 per hour. They have to pay super which mea roughly left with around $190 per hour. Which means roughly $900 per day when tax subtracted. $600. Remember GPs have no annual leave either once contracted. This would be the ideal scenario. Currently under Medicare rebate a GP gets around half that or less per day if they bulk bill fully.
No no no no no no no no I will not pay two see a doctor You are not fair all about money again
Oh Liz, when your local gp practice closes after going broke you won’t have to pay to see your gp.
There needs to be a shift to Government Medical Centres -Not for profit. All services that shift to private sector for profit end up only making things more unaffordable and less accessible
Unless my pension goes up I wouldn't be able to afford a doctor if I couldn't get it bulk billed, how do you get repeat scripts filled out at the emergency department at a hospital.
Don't fill the Emergency Department with your prescription repeats. That's overkill. Online they can give you repeats for previously prescribed meds
Yes is diabolical situation, sometimes all you want is a new script for you medications, as they often only allow 2 other repeat scripts, now you have to pay at my local clinic $90- 145 for someone just to fill out a form, why can't they let pharmacists do it? Most know more more than some doctors anyway. I know a few people that won't be seeing a Dr now until they are at deaths door so sad for this country. don't know what you've got till it's gone.
It's not just GP's either. I need to see a dermatologist & with medicare I still have to pay $200.
Has anyone thought just a little bit that doctors earned too much money to be a general practise not a specialist
LOOKS LIKE IM GONNA DIE THEN I CANNOT AFFORD 80 DOLLARS ON A PENSION
Very superficial analysis
Some years ago Germany introduced an upfront fee for a doctor's visit. It was assessed to not be effective as administration costs rose but also the healthcare companies made big profits. These healthcare providers were then not allowed to raise consumer payments. The government reversed the practice and it has not been in discussion again. Ask how inefficient our healthcare providers are and how much they spend on administration and directors etc. Profits will go to the middlemen who are the drivers of greed. Also, reassess how much treatments in hospitals are reimbursed. The best remedy is the most effective and initiated in the early stage of health issues but many of these treatments are reserved only for private patients/clients. When we try to manage care for profit we will fail to deliver effective care to the patient and incur more costs on the healthcare system or people unnecessarily suffer and eventually die as a result of substandard care based on income. What happened to excellence in medicine? oh, it was replaced with care for profit.
Exactly. Well said
*Good luck finding a GP that bulk bills at the moment. especially in the country, they can do it at their own discretion. thank God that my GP bulk bills me. my mother and I used to see the same doctor and it seemed all she cared about was money. she would charge you for a script appointment and once charged my mum for a long $120 appointment because she couldn't get her printer worker. we were so glad to see the back of her, sadly with these overseas GP'sthey seem to be missing a bedside manner and seem to be money hungry. mum had the same doctor from the age of 19-60 but sadly he retired in 2015*
EVERYTHING. HAPPENS. NOW. WHY TERRIBLE. WHAT. THE. LIFE WE. HAVE. NOW. NO MORE ENDING WHERE. OUR. GOVT. NOW THINK. ME. CANT. SAY A WORDS. AUSTRALIA NOW. LIKE ASIAN. COUNTRY. WE CAN. SAY. A BAD. WORDS.
Im going through a similar thing now my Dr retired after 40yrs of being a patient and the new Dr wont accept pharmacy requests for repeat scripts so I have to make an appointment and on the first visit he said I give you a repeat script this time but I won't be giving you any more I don't believe you need this medication, the medication has kept me stable/alive for 20 years, now Im afraid my health will be jeopardised while he decides my medical future. He's an overseas Dr
@@heatherbaker8596 A little update. my mum had to go to the doctor last week because her blood pressure was off the charts. her normal doctor was away so had to see one of the new indian doctors. had to go in twice and ended up costing her $215! and she is on the pension. I hop Labor fixes it soon.
@@MrBibi86 So sorry your mum had to go through that. Something definitely needs to be done.
I am more than happy to pay to see a GP, especially if it means I don’t have to wait days to see one because of all of the hypochondriacs and welfare bludgers who only see a doctor because it’s free.
There is a strong sense of self-entitlement in this country, among people, and it needs to stop.
The real reason you have to wait is this…
Doctors get paid per rebate. There’s a financial incentive for doctors to do as many consultations per hour as possible. To make sure doctors are NEVER waiting for patients, some clinics overbook. Their view is that it’s better (financially for them) that the customer waits than the doctor.
If your GP clinic makes you wait too long, give them a bad review on social media. And change clinics.
@@JamielDeAbrew no, I think I’ll just pay to see a doctor who does not bulk bill and does not overbook.
GP’s work really hard, spending years to study and become qualified to bwcome a doctor, and then go theough the financial gamble and stress to run a GP clinic (on tight profit margins).
No thanks, I won’t be berating them on social media, like some keyboard coward.
@@OilBaron100 you yourself are keyboard coward with an alias! Donkey!
@@OilBaron100
If you’re calling me a keyboard coward, please know I’m using my real name. Also know that there is only one person with my name in the world. That said, I genuinely do appreciate your responses. I believe discussion improves democracy. I like that you challenge me (and others) to think differently.
There are disabled people that live on pension below poverty line. And you shane the most vulnerable people who have no choice but to be on disability pension snd below poverty line
Not speed...it is all about quantity rather than quality to make ends meet...outcome is poor health delievery..no wonder hospitals are clogged up with ever rising cost
Dr's are already paid way too much, take a pay cut for the good of the country...
You don’t know what your talking about! A Dr can make 400-450k per year! Out of that for the year $150k is just wages for the staff, $85k rent for building, medical supplies $50k, IT support, telephones and internet $52k, business loans plus home loan repayment $72k, insurances $7k and of course let’s not forget the TAX, GST and Super and there’s plenty more small expenses like maintenance and home bills. Still think Drs are greedy? Do the calculations and see how much is left. They work so hard, finishing 7-8pm every night and many don’t pay themselves wages! I say Drs deserve to be properly compensated for their hard work.
Australia needs to train more doctors.
If there is a huge increase in supply, doctors will be forced to compete for customers. This means many doctors will accept bulk billing.
Many GPs and specialists want to come to Australia but the system in place is designed to exclude them so they wouldnt increase the competition for the Drs.
@@drpk6514 that may be in part true. There is also another reason…
Why do these doctors choose to move to Australia? (My guess is that it is Australia’s living standards).
Australia (and it’s residents) import many things. Australia’s exports are mostly from the mining and education sectors. A lot of the education that Australia “exports” is thanks to visas that the graduates are granted (ie Australia is actually exporting visas). The greater Australia’s trade surplus, the less pressure there is on Australia to export education (especially education incentivised though future skilled migration).
The best way to change this is to purchase less imported products. Send less money back “home”. Encourage family to visit you in Australia (as tourism is an export). Encourage people you know overseas to buy Australian products.
Why many want to come here...simple rot medicare and make non doctor owners of clinics rich
I go to my GP and late model Merc for Dr. Also husband has late model Merc. All Dr's want Merc because it's status