A wide range of medical services can be bulk billed in Australia, including:
To be eligible for bulk billing, you need to be enrolled in Medicare. Some medical practices, for example certain GPs, will bulk bill for all patients. However, in other cases, your age and income will depend on whether you are eligible for bulk billing. If the practice doesn't bulk bill for all people, you might be eligible if you are a:
Generally, no. A gap fee, sometimes called out of pocket expenses, is the difference between the amount your doctor charges and the Medicare rebate you receive.
If your consultation is bulk billed, you usually won't have any fees to pay.
However, if you receive more than one service in a visit, you might not be bulk billed for everything.
For example, many GPs will bulk bill for consultations but you will need to pay a fee for prescriptions they issue you. Check with your medical practitioner beforehand if you're not sure whether bulk billing applies to all the services you're receiving.
Medicare benefits include:
Medicare benefits are only payable for treatments and services received within Australia. The MBS provides a full list of all services that are subsidised by the Australian Government under Medicare. Visit the Department of Health MBS Online website for a complete list of what Medicare covers.
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