Yes, from my and Devlin爸's experience, as long as you have a referral letter from your GP, you can see a specialist and claim part of the consultation fee from Medicare.
Here's more useful information from Medicare:
Many doctors bulk bill some of their patients such as pensioners or health care cardholders. If your doctor bulk bills, you will be asked to sign a completed form after the service and will be given a copy. You don't need to pay anything.
If your doctor charges you a fee, you can:
- pay the account and then claim the benefit from Medicare
- claim your unpaid account from Medicare and receive a cheque made out in the doctor’s name which you give to your doctor along with any outstanding balance
Medicare usually pays:
- the full Schedule fee for GP services
- 85 per cent of the Schedule fee for other out-of-hospital services
- 75 per cent of the Schedule fee for in-hospital services
The Schedule fee is a fee for service set by the Australian Government and not what your doctor charges you.
- consultation fees for doctors, including specialists
- tests and examinations by doctors needed to treat illnesses, including X-rays and pathology tests
- eye tests performed by optometrists
- most surgical and other therapeutic procedures performed by doctors
- some surgical procedures performed by approved dentists
- specified items under the Cleft Lip and Palate Scheme
- specified items for allied health services as part of the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) program
You can choose the doctor who treats you for out-of-hospital services.
In-hospital services
Public Patient
If you choose to be admitted as a public (Medicare) patient in a public hospital, you will receive treatment by doctors and specialists nominated by the hospital. You will not be charged for care and treatment, or after-care by the treating doctor.
Private Patient
If you are a private patient in a public or private hospital, you will have a choice of doctor to treat you. Medicare will pay 75 per cent of the Medicare Schedule fee for services and procedures provided by the treating doctor. If you have private health insurance some or all of the outstanding balance can be covered.
You will be charged for hospital accommodation and items such as theatre fees and medicines. These costs can also be covered by private health insurance.
Medicare does not cover such things as:
- private patient hospital costs (for example, theatre fees or accommodation)
- dental examinations and treatment (except specified items introduced for allied health services as part of the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) program)
- ambulance services
- home nursing
- physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, eye therapy, chiropractic services, podiatry or psychology
-acupuncture (unless part of a doctor's consultation)
- glasses and contact lenses
- hearing aids and other appliances
- the cost of prostheses
- medicines (except for the subsidy on medicines covered by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme)
- medical and hospital costs incurred overseas
- medical costs for which someone else is responsible (for example a compensation insurer, an employer, a government or government authority)
- medical services which are not clinically necessary
- surgery solely for cosmetic reasons
- examinations for life insurance, superannuation or membership of a friendly society
Regarding your question on public hospitals' waiting time, I can only give you information on Queensland as I have no idea about the situation in Victoria.
Here in Queensland, public hospital is not in very good shape. Although I was extremely satisfied with their services when I gave birth to Devlin.
Emergency is, of course, taken care of immediately. Devlin's uncle had a brain tumour six years ago, he received immediate and extremely good care. He's now fully recovered.
The problem is with the elective surgery, that is, you are in pain but not painful or bad enough to warrant immediate care. I once read about the waiting time for dental procedures in public hospital, I think it was 8 years and still waiting!!!! It's a shame!
My auntie needs a knee surgery and she waited for about 1.5 years.
冇擔心呀，因為Devlin爸話左唔會比小年讀 private school. 第一，我地祇系普通打工仔，付擔唔起。 第二，Devlin爸唔想小年長大系一個 elite environment ... 差不多個個同學既家庭背景都系咁上下 (即系個個都咁有錢)。 佢希望小年 grow up with friends coming from a variety of background and be able to learn and understand that the society does not just comprise of one facet of people, that is, the rich people. He's worried that students in these elite private schools only live in the world of their own and not aware of the real (and not as well off) world out there.
I sent the checklist to your e-mail address, please check.
I love to come to the gathering but will get back to you on my availability. Thanks for thinking of me.
VV123,
I vaguely remember that you did mention in your previous posts (before your relocation)that you might send vehicles over to oz. Just wonder what happen at the end. do you have any information on that.
Really appreciate your help.
Thanks for your useful information. I am considering government schools. How can I know the school is good? My son is in P.5. If I come to Mel in Feb08, should he attend Year 6 or Year 7? Will the school access his English level? If he can’t meet the level of Year 6, will they request him to repeat Year 5?
yes, we are indeed planning to send the car over.
May I trouble you with more details?
1. when you mentioned 10% duty and 10% GST, do you mean the percentage of the standard shipment charge?
2. did you ship the car with your other belongings?
3.does the cost vary greatly with different car models?
leahleahlea:
其實我地運家私同車係唔同公司,運車係用左2間related公司,經第1間hk船運,第2間係澳洲接貨,再處理所有消毒,清關,改裝,申請permit等,之後unpack同delivery car比我地.所以牽涉費用好多.但主要既有:
1. purchased price A, customs duty 10% calculated on the purchased price B, all freight fee & add the value of any modificaiton fee (所有車必須改為符合oz安全規格才可入境) C, and 10% GST (calulated by A+B+C X 10%)
2. you can not ship any thing along with the car, even the 雪種 must take out and refill later on. Unless you ship the car together in one container with your house belongings by one forwarding company.
3. your concern is right, it depends on what year and what brand of your car, our car was over 10years so only 10% duty, if your car is expensive one, there is addition Luxury Car Tax.
Details you may go and read: safety standards Import guides
特別要注意的是:
1. the vehicle has been owned and used by the applicant for a continuous period of at least 12 months
2. at the time the vehicle is imported the applicant is an citizen or PR or already applied to become an PR
3. an import approval must be obtained before the vehicle ship
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