Definitions for bulk billing
bulk billing

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1. bulk billingnoun

   The process whereby a general practitioner or other medical service provider charges the government for medical expenses incurred by a patient.

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1. Bulk billing

   Bulk billing is a payment option under the Medicare system of universal health insurance in Australia. It can cover a prescribed range of health services as listed in the Medicare Benefits Schedule, at the discretion of the health service provider. The health service provider - usually a doctor - is paid 85% of the scheduled fee for outpatient services; and 75% of the scheduled fee for inpatient services, by billing the government via the patient's Medicare card. The service provider receives a fixed proportion of the scheduled fee but avoids the costs and risks of billing and debt collection. It could be described as a form of factoring. Bulk billing rebates may be collected and paid directly to the service provider, or the service provider may collect the equivalent fee from the patient; leaving the patient to claim the rebate online, over the telephone, by mail, or at a Medicare office. Increasingly, service providers offer electronic lodgement at the practice using EFTPOS.Under Medicare, it is not permissible to charge the patient a co-payment with bulk billing (although this was previously permissible): a service provider who bulk bills for a service may not charge the patient further for that service.

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1. Bulk billing

   Bulk billing is a payment option under the Medicare system of universal health insurance in Australia. The health service provider, usually a Doctor is paid 85% of the scheduled fee directly by the government by billing the patient via their Medicare card. The service provider receives only 85% of the scheduled fee but avoids the costs and risks of billing and debt collection. It could be described as a form of factoring. The alternative to bulk billing is for the service provider to collect the fee directly from the patient. In order to claim the Medicare rebate, the patient then has to visit a Medicare office, fill out a claim form and claim 75% of the scheduled fee from the government. Under Medicare, it is not permissible to charge the patient a co-payment with bulk billing: a service provider who bulk bills for a service may not charge the patient further for that service. Service providers may choose whether or not to use bulk billing. Most general practitioner services are bulk-billed, but less so in more affluent areas and in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia where there is a greater shortage of doctors and health care services. The key purpose of bulk billing is to provide an economic constraint on medical fees and charges.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bulk billing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bulk billing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bulk billing