make the general
public aware that medical care isn't free, even if their sum outgoing is
zero - handing over money has a very real educational purpose on the
real minimal value of the service
each to their own
ash
The education value is vital - people need realise the extent of health
expenditure. I always tell them how much their pacemaker costs etc so
they appreciate what the guvmnt is doing.
I do bulk bill some people, but generally all pay a small gap over the
fee ($10 minimum) and they can then go to medicare and haggle for their
refund.
A prominent knee surgeon once wrote to the SMH and said that he set a
fee that he felt reflected his efforts. The patient then had the right
to claim some back from their insurer (Medicare). IF they felt their
rebate was insufficient then they should discuss it with their insurer,
not him.
Duncan
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