BC Advantage - 2022 Issue 9

Patients Charged Expensive Out-of-Pocket Fees as Doctors Stop Bulk Billing

NEWS: AustraliaPerth, Australia mother Jayme Lees has been bulk billed by her General Practitioner (GP) for the past six years, but when she took her newborn son for a check-up in June, she was hit with a hefty, unexpected fee. "I went to leave when they told me there was a cost … I was quite shocked," she said.Some of her son's fortnightly visits to the GP incur a $60 to $80 out-of-pocket fee, adding pressure to the family budget that relies on one income. "It has been hard because groceries have gone up, the...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to BC Advantage.

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.