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You have a chronic health condition and visit your specialist for an annual check-up, but the referral’s expired. You’re told to get a new referral from the GP to claim the Medicare rebate. You take the next afternoon off to see your GP, who gives you another 12 month referral and tells you they can’t backdate it. You’re out of pocket for the specialist fee and gap payment for your GP consultation. You’ll have to do it all again next year.
You have a chronic health condition and visit your specialist for an annual check-up, but the referral's expired. You're told to get a new referral from the GP to claim the Medicare rebate. You take the next afternoon off to see your GP, who gives you another 12-month referral and tells you they can't backdate it. You're out of pocket for the specialist fee and gap payment for your GP consultation. You'll have to do it all again next year.
Managed facilities are well placed to assist their residents and staff during the coronavirus pandemic, write Christie Gardiner and Samantha Prime. COVID-19 has forced governments around the world to take increasingly draconian measures to protect public health while shielding the economy from collapse. During this time, it can be difficult to interpret in entirety, how these evolving measures impact any one person.
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