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Why do you still have to pay when you have private health insurance?
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I moved to Australia this year on a partner visa. I’m baffled by the health care system. It’s so complicated, some things are free, some aren’t. I needed an ultrasound and spoke to 3 places with one charging $164, one $475 and one bulk-billing, so free. For the same thing.

Then you have private health insurance and I thought sweet, just like the UK. There if you have private health insurance you can see private specialists and the insurance pays for the appointments and any treatments. But no, you still have to pay for appointments and any treatments unless it’s you’re actually treated as an in-patient. Why is this part of the insurance product missing? Why do you still have to pay?

People always talk about the US being terrible but from a European POV this is nearly as bad.

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I mean, I've never paid for healthcare unless I've wanted to. Planes leave everyday bud

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