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Private hospital
I get my Herceptin at a private hospital under a govt funded scheme. Today they decided my temp was too high, My BP was too high and my heart was racing too much to have treatment. They sent me to the...
And they wonder why people are abandoning private cover.
On a slightly different topic, I've been watching with interest the conversation about specialist fees, particularly the insidious practice of charging 'booking fees'--sometimes in the thousands of dollars--that are not covered by insurance and don't show up on medicare claims.
Roll out another royal commission, this one looking at the behaviour of medical specialists and private hospitals. Some of the collusion, cartels and protectionist strategies in rural areas are criminal, but no-one seems too interested. Nothing to see here, these people are saving lives, how could anyone suggest they are crooked? Unfortunately it probably wont happen unless the 7.30 Report does a program on it--that seems to do the trick. I live in hope.
On a slightly different topic, I've been watching with interest the conversation about specialist fees, particularly the insidious practice of charging 'booking fees'--sometimes in the thousands of dollars--that are not covered by insurance and don't show up on medicare claims.
Roll out another royal commission, this one looking at the behaviour of medical specialists and private hospitals. Some of the collusion, cartels and protectionist strategies in rural areas are criminal, but no-one seems too interested. Nothing to see here, these people are saving lives, how could anyone suggest they are crooked? Unfortunately it probably wont happen unless the 7.30 Report does a program on it--that seems to do the trick. I live in hope.