Doctors of The Grange Family Medical Centre will be charging a fee for all regular
consultations. This includes consultations for pension and health care card holders less than 75 years of age.
Unfortunately, the costs of healthcare have significantly exceeded the Medicare rebate that the government provides.
As such we can no longer accept the Medicare rebate as the sole payment for your consult.
Please read this article by RACGP which describes the decline in bulk billing clinics in Australia.
We will continue to bulk bill:
· children under 16 years of age
· DVA patients
· Palliative care patients
· Nurse consults such as immunisations
Patients who are >75 years of age who hold a pension or heathcare card and have participated in a health assessment will be charged a private consult fee for
the first consultation of the year. Subsequent consultations for the remainder of the year will be bulk billed. This does not include skin checks which will still have a private charge.
Patients who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and hold a pension or healthcare card will be charged the first private consult for for the first consultation of the year. Subsequent consultations for the remainder of the year will be bulk billed. This does not include skin checks which will still have a private charge.
Patients who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Straight Islander and do not hold a pension or healthcare card will be charged the reduced rate per consultation.
You will be required to pay the full amount of the visit at the time of your consult and reception staff will transmit to
Medicare and your rebate should appear in your bank account within 24 hours.
We appreciate that some patients may feel that this is unfair. We agree that the current Medicare rebates for your
healthcare are unfair, but to continue to provide you with high quality healthcare we have been forced to charge a
higher fee than your Medicare rebate.
Standard | Long | Extended | Telehealth | |
<20 Minutes | < 40 Minutes | > 40 Minutes | ||
Private Fee | $80.00 | $115.00 | $150.00 | $80.00 |
Out of Pocket | $40.25 | $38.05 | $36.70 | $40.25 |
Pension/HCC Fee | $65.00 | $100.00 | $135.00 | $65.00 |
Out of Pocket | $25.25 | $23.05 | $23.70 | $25.25 |