How much do doctors/physician's make from medicare rebates in Australia? Does it work on percentages?
When
I get money off my medical bill, I always wondered how much of medicare
do doctors get to keep?, Does it work on Percentages?.
Thanks
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1 :
Medicare
sets a scheduled fee for the medical service provided. The doctor gets
all of this fee. Most doctors charge more than the medicare scheduled
fee set by the federal
govt and this is the amount we have to pay from our own money. Sometimes
doctors bulk bill for people on low income which means they just accept
the Medicare scheduled fee and charge no extra fee on top.
2 :
The
PRACTICE gets the entire Medicare Fee and the doctors in a practice
negotiate what their % is. A new doctor will get around 45-55% of the
fee, the rest going to the practice. There are very few sole doctor
practices nowadays - they are all partnerships.
