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Cost of private radiotherapy
I reduced private health cover due to being single with mortgage . Now I’ll need radiotherapy after surgery . I’m a teacher so hoping to do private - but- have to ring health fund Monday. Public long...
I am having my radiation at a private facility but Medicare actually pays for it, not my health fund. The total cost is around $16000 and I will be out of pocket $3000 - Medicare pays the rest. The radiation clinic should go through a fee schedule with you and work out a payment plan. I was told that I would never be denied treatment if I was unable to pay - I don’t know how that would work and fortunately I am able to afford the cost. Talk to the clinic as well as your health fund because I don’t think you’ll need the fund.