Hundreds and thousands of Western Australians were killed because they were not being treated in time! How expensive is it to see GP in Australia? Revealing the embarrassment behind universal health insurance

[09 Jan 2019 10:30 am]

People who live in Australia must love and hate the health care system in Australia, don't they?

Universal health insurance for friends who hold PR and nationality, under the (MBS) mechanism of the health insurance benefit plan, it is so easy~ to see a doctor without spending a dime.

But for foreign students and foreign workers, often 70 take-off, not enough to reimburse the cost of consultation, ah, can not afford illness ah!

BUT! A recent news release from the Australian media 7news is a shock.

Some GP doctors in Australia are asking for a consultation fee of $120 because the Government does not have enough kickbacks! 20% higher than the peer price!

Word God, this is almost like stealing money. Okay!

Then why is Tu O's medical care so expensive? What is behind it?

Let the editor take you into Australia and uncover the secret behind the medical system!

Doctor = civil servant?

You may just know that Australia has universal free health care, but you probably don't know how the health care system works.

You know, behind the fact that PR and citizens don't pay a dime to see a doctor at a time is the kickback MBS gives the clinic to feed these doctors!

Sounds familiar, right? Is it similar to the civil servants who lead the state's rice bowl?

Universal health insurance is good, but it is also a huge part of the national budget! Therefore, some of its own "few visitors" suburban GP, if all rely on the agreement signed with MBS, rely on the government to support, make no money at all.

On GP

GP full name General Practitioner, Chinese called family medicine physician, is an important part of the Australian medical system. Non-emergency minor diseases and small pain usually need to be treated with GP. If the condition requires other examinations (such as X-ray, etc.), the doctor will referral you to the hospital for further examination.

Doctors' expected wages and government subsidies began to become unequal, and the cost of seeing a doctor soared to $120 a time!

If the clinic does not have a contract with the government (such as private clinics, private hospitals), the $120 will have to be paid out of its own pocket!

Imagine if this doctor can make $1200 a day to see 10 people a day!

It is precisely because the local people see a doctor free of charge, the consultation gold will be a little higher in order to make money! If you don't make money at this time, when are you going to stay?

According to statistics, of the 36 million GP visits in Australia, 34 million are free!

Only the remaining five million are paid! In other words, 86% of them have not paid a cent!

Among the rest of the payers, foreigners have become the focus of the doctors' attention to make money!

Go in and talk to the doctor for less than 5 minutes, just ask the following basic information about your allergies history, take a blood pressure, take a body temperature, and so on.