常见问题
| 1. | What is Bulk Billing? |
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Bulk Billing is when a provider bills Medicare directly for any medical or allied health service that the patient receives. If a practitioner bulk bills for a service, the practitioner undertakes to accept the relevant Medicare benefit as full payment for the service. Additional charges for that service cannot be raised. |
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| 2. | What is covered by Medicare? |
| Medicare is the basis of Australia’s health care system and covers many health care costs. You can choose whether to have Medicare cover only, or a combination of Medicare and private health insurance. Citizens and most permanent Australian residents are eligible for Medicare. |