We have tried very hard to keep our practice a bulk billing clinic as we feel high quality primary care should be accessible to everyone without having to charge out of pocket fees to patients. However, the reality is that we are no longer able to sustain this model of primary care due to the ever–increasing overheads faced by our business on a daily basis, and the overwhelming costs involved in running a respectable medical centre.
As of the 3rd of June 2024, patients will be required will be required to pay the full practice fee after a consultation with the GP, and will then receive their Medicare rebate at the same time, and therefore only be out of pocket $30 for most consultations. All children under 16 and any concession card holders will always be bulk billed.
We hope you understand that our need to adopt this new mixed billing policy is not about higher pay for our doctors. Instead, it is simply a means to the sustainability and viability of our practice so that we may continue to provide good quality care.
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