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"Just an update on our billing policies here at the practice and how they tie in with Medicare and bulk-billing.In a nutshell, the government policy around schedules for bulk-billing over the past 10 years have seen a stagnation in what optometrists get paid. For example, what an optometrist gets paid for a full consultation now, is almost on par with what was paid in 2014. I am no economist; however I do know that the cost of running any business, let alone in healthcare, costs a lot more now th"
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