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arpie
5 years agoMember
OMG - @Maxymoo - that sounds disgusting ...... Do you have a link to where this change in Medicare rebates was announced? I couldn't find any new ones ... That $$ would be what I would have expected if I were going private for Rads ... I did the opposite of you - private for Surgery and public for Rads. No chemo.
Everyone definitely needs to ask up front what any expected costs will be ..... but still be prepared for unexpected ones too (as they tend to sneak up on you!) :(
From 2019 ..... expected out of pocket expenses for cancer treatment:
https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/how-much-does-it-cost-to-have-cancer-20190412-p51dlf.html
Everyone definitely needs to ask up front what any expected costs will be ..... but still be prepared for unexpected ones too (as they tend to sneak up on you!) :(
From 2019 ..... expected out of pocket expenses for cancer treatment:
https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/how-much-does-it-cost-to-have-cancer-20190412-p51dlf.html
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