Journal Title
Title of Journal: Appl Health Econ Health Policy
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Abbravation: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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Authors: Simon Eckermann Lynnaire Sheridan
Publish Date: 2016/07/20
Volume: 14, Issue: 5, Pages: 511-514
Abstract
Forget semantics Federal health policies that undermine bulk billing and encourage ‘userpays’ charging of patients for primary care move Australia towards a USstyle health care system They are expected to cost the health system more not A12 billion less and undermine Medicare’s bottomline universal access equity efficiency and health outcome objectivesAustralia’s Medicare system enables universal free access for Australian citizens to necessary care and is key to satisfying underlying equity universal access and population health outcomes but also health system efficiency objectives 1 The Australian practice of bulk billing allows patients free universal access to primary care where general practitioners GPs allied health services and specialist health professionals accept the Medicare benefit currently typically A3705 for a service as full payment for a service and do not charge patients any copayment 2 Bulkbilled patients cannot be charged for any other
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