Systemic rorting of Medicare is artificially inflating official statistics that almost nine out of 10 patients are bulk-billed by their doctor and don't pay any out-of-pocket costs.
When asked about Phenix after patients contacted 7.30, the Herald and The Age with concerns, Dr Faux said the Synapse billing service had processed more than 30,000 Medicare bulk-billing claims from Phenix over a two-year period to August this year.
On its booking form, patients are required to "consent to bill". The website also said private bookings were available for a fee of $48. In one case, a patient paid a $50 online fee to have a consultation with a GP about quitting smoking. The consultation, which took place while the doctor was driving, went for a few minutes.
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