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Psychology Medicare Fact Sheet

 

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Psychology Medicare Fact Sheet Summary

 

Accessing Medicare Rebates: Psychology

 

1. Telephone Primary Care Psychology on (03) 9553-8838 or send a message online to make an appointment. Please have your GP contact details available - if you don't have a regular GP we can recommend several who provide a high quality service.

Medicare Rebates

2. The manager of Primary Care Psychology, Jonathon Walker, will send his referral details to your GP.

Medicare Rebates

3. Attend your appointment with your GP and request an assessment for a "Mental Health Care Plan" (this is just the technical name for a psychologist referral). You now have access to Primary Care Psychology's fully bulk-billed services.

 

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Bulk Billing

  • The Australian Psychological Society's recommended fee for a 60-minute consultation with a psychologist is $206.

     

    However, an article in The Age (May 7, 2007), entitled "Psychologist Access is a Mind Game", reported that the distribution of access to psychological services is skewed toward more affluent areas. Many psychologists are charging well above the Medicare rebated rate, which hinders access for those with low disposable incomes (i.e., cash in excess of the costs of daily living).

     

    Primary Care Psychology was created to improve access to psychological services to members of the community who have difficulty attending a regular medical clinic, or have difficulty paying standard clinic fees.

     

 

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