Public patient Private radiation (Toowoomba)
Hi everyone, Just wanted to share a useful bit of info for anyone going through something similar. My nearest radiation facility is 4hrs drive away in Toowoomba, but it’s private & I am a public pa...
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WOOHOO!! Well done for approaching your wonderfully supportive GP & their advice to you xx It is SO good to know this @ruralmum2, as I know some people have gone private for Rads & paid a motza! :( And pretty sure they DIDN'T get it all back on Medicare. It annoys me SO much that they try & make you pay for stuff upfront, if it will be rebated anyway - so makes much more sense to bypass that step altogether (as they've proven can happen, with simple emails & signature!) Do you know what the 'rules are' re qualifying for this option?
Bummer about the car tho :( I hope you can get something within your budget xx
Don't forget that as a rural/regional patient - you will get rebates from your state's Patient Transport Scheme - and also partial cost of accommodation too. I did all 4 weeks of my Rads away from home (came home for weekends) and stayed at the hospital lodge which was heavily discounted .... I ended up paying much less than $1000, all up, and nothing for the actual Rads! ... My surgery was private (with a fairly big gap fee) but all my Rads & ongoing Onc is free as I went public for it.
In Qld, you get 34c/km as long as your appointment is more than 50km away, and $70 a night towards paid accommodation & $10 a night even if staying wth friends!
Check it out here:
https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/sites/default/files/publications/pats-fact-sheet-and-guide-2024.pdf
take care & all the best for the rads xx Do they do Mepitel (or similar, strata xrt) to protect the surface of the skin? Make sure you ask them about that xx
Bummer about the car tho :( I hope you can get something within your budget xx
Don't forget that as a rural/regional patient - you will get rebates from your state's Patient Transport Scheme - and also partial cost of accommodation too. I did all 4 weeks of my Rads away from home (came home for weekends) and stayed at the hospital lodge which was heavily discounted .... I ended up paying much less than $1000, all up, and nothing for the actual Rads! ... My surgery was private (with a fairly big gap fee) but all my Rads & ongoing Onc is free as I went public for it.
In Qld, you get 34c/km as long as your appointment is more than 50km away, and $70 a night towards paid accommodation & $10 a night even if staying wth friends!
Check it out here:
https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/sites/default/files/publications/pats-fact-sheet-and-guide-2024.pdf
take care & all the best for the rads xx Do they do Mepitel (or similar, strata xrt) to protect the surface of the skin? Make sure you ask them about that xx