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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 293197" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Ask the GP about the Health Care Plan. What it is, to the best of my ability - it is a document drawn up by your GP (if your GP is one of those willing to use this part of the Aussie Medicare system; my old GP didn't like doing thise because he felt they were a waste of national money, but other GPs I've known will do one on every patient to walk through the door including visitors on holiday who will never be back; very dishonest).</p><p></p><p>You generally have to make a special appointment for a long consultation for this, so asking the GP first is the way to go.</p><p>At the special consult, the GP fills in various forms on behalf of the patient. What sort of services will the patient benefit from? There have been more changes in this program in the last 12 months (or is it 2 years?) where you can now get psychology services bulk-billed. That's a private psychologist, not a public clinic one. BUT - they need to be registered to bulk-bill AND you need a referral form a GP who has drawn up a Health Care Plan.</p><p></p><p>The GP concerned gets a financial kickback from Medicare (hence the risk of this being abused, as I have witnessed). But it also opens doors for free treatment sessions for people who otherwise mightn't be able to afford it.</p><p>The psychologist you get referred to (and you do need to have a name, I think - although the fraudulent GP who was writing Health Care Plans for all and sundry just gave me a printed list of names to call and then never followed up) is supposed to eventually write a report back to the GP. At least my GP requires it.</p><p></p><p>I got a Health Care Plan set up for easy child 2/difficult child 2 when she needed to see a psychologist for counselling (stress etc) which also opened a few other doors; end result was discovery of a stomach problem which was aggravated by stress but was also causing stress and mimicking more stress. Complicated.</p><p>For some time she was seeing a psychologist and we were footing the (expensive) bill. Then when bulk-billing came in (under those conditions) it was lovely to just have her hand over hed Medicare card and not have to worry.</p><p></p><p>This is national. But if your GP is more honest than most, or lazy or overworked, he might not consider a Health Care Plan unless you ask. It's paperwork. Some doctors don't consider it worth the trouble for them, although it's definitely worth it for the patient, if you have the services in your area.</p><p></p><p>When you got home to find the handsome stranger at the breakfast table, I hope you praised him for doing the job and looking so good. Sorry about your headache - hardly surprising, really.</p><p></p><p>What sort of apprenticeship is he after? Do you have a disability emplyment agency in your area? We have Nova, I don't think it's just NSW-based. They rang me today, they think they have a job and possible apprenticeship for difficult child 1. Again - they plug into the government funding and initiatives. If your son is on any kind of Centrelink payment, I think there are some big financial incentives to employers to give them an apprenticeship regardless of how old they are. There's a new one (but only for NSW at the moment, IF it ever gets off the ground/Nathan Rees doesn't get booted out as Premier) where any young person who has lost a job in '09 due to the economic downturn will be given a new job. I'll believe THAT one when I see it, but difficult child 1 qualifies for this as well. (hm - wonder what happens to Nathan Rees if his party dumps him before Dec 09?)</p><p></p><p>So talk to the GP.</p><p></p><p>I just went looking for a website to explain all this - and it looks like our government (in their infinite stupidity) have changed the name of it (just to keep us guessing and maybe to cut down on people using it and therefore costing the government money).</p><p></p><p>I hope it helps.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 293197, member: 1991"] Ask the GP about the Health Care Plan. What it is, to the best of my ability - it is a document drawn up by your GP (if your GP is one of those willing to use this part of the Aussie Medicare system; my old GP didn't like doing thise because he felt they were a waste of national money, but other GPs I've known will do one on every patient to walk through the door including visitors on holiday who will never be back; very dishonest). You generally have to make a special appointment for a long consultation for this, so asking the GP first is the way to go. At the special consult, the GP fills in various forms on behalf of the patient. What sort of services will the patient benefit from? There have been more changes in this program in the last 12 months (or is it 2 years?) where you can now get psychology services bulk-billed. That's a private psychologist, not a public clinic one. BUT - they need to be registered to bulk-bill AND you need a referral form a GP who has drawn up a Health Care Plan. The GP concerned gets a financial kickback from Medicare (hence the risk of this being abused, as I have witnessed). But it also opens doors for free treatment sessions for people who otherwise mightn't be able to afford it. The psychologist you get referred to (and you do need to have a name, I think - although the fraudulent GP who was writing Health Care Plans for all and sundry just gave me a printed list of names to call and then never followed up) is supposed to eventually write a report back to the GP. At least my GP requires it. I got a Health Care Plan set up for easy child 2/difficult child 2 when she needed to see a psychologist for counselling (stress etc) which also opened a few other doors; end result was discovery of a stomach problem which was aggravated by stress but was also causing stress and mimicking more stress. Complicated. For some time she was seeing a psychologist and we were footing the (expensive) bill. Then when bulk-billing came in (under those conditions) it was lovely to just have her hand over hed Medicare card and not have to worry. This is national. But if your GP is more honest than most, or lazy or overworked, he might not consider a Health Care Plan unless you ask. It's paperwork. Some doctors don't consider it worth the trouble for them, although it's definitely worth it for the patient, if you have the services in your area. When you got home to find the handsome stranger at the breakfast table, I hope you praised him for doing the job and looking so good. Sorry about your headache - hardly surprising, really. What sort of apprenticeship is he after? Do you have a disability emplyment agency in your area? We have Nova, I don't think it's just NSW-based. They rang me today, they think they have a job and possible apprenticeship for difficult child 1. Again - they plug into the government funding and initiatives. If your son is on any kind of Centrelink payment, I think there are some big financial incentives to employers to give them an apprenticeship regardless of how old they are. There's a new one (but only for NSW at the moment, IF it ever gets off the ground/Nathan Rees doesn't get booted out as Premier) where any young person who has lost a job in '09 due to the economic downturn will be given a new job. I'll believe THAT one when I see it, but difficult child 1 qualifies for this as well. (hm - wonder what happens to Nathan Rees if his party dumps him before Dec 09?) So talk to the GP. I just went looking for a website to explain all this - and it looks like our government (in their infinite stupidity) have changed the name of it (just to keep us guessing and maybe to cut down on people using it and therefore costing the government money). I hope it helps. Marg [/QUOTE]
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