Yes, I feel the same about the NDIS
at least this "tax" is calling it for what it is, and not some emotive subterfuge to say "we need more money for health care, and we're getting it from you"
But yes, I did read abit about the co payment last night and it seems that a fair few doctors aren't in agreeance with it, and that there are other ways to reduce health costs.
but I wonder if the doctors whole concern is for the patient. Wonder if it's not a little bit for themselves?
Think about it.
1) For those who bulk bill and possibly get a few patients visit more than they really need to, their income is about to be cut as the number of visits decrease.
2) Additionally, the one ailment per visit will fly out the window as people "save em up" and address a few issues in one visit.
3) This will put greater pressure on the doctors, especially with the negligence laws being as volatile as they are.
4) For doctors who already charge over the baseline, they will now have to look at either losing that money themselves or putting their fees up even more, or run the risk of losing patients to the bulk bill copayment system.
5) for both scenarios, because the cost of the service has risen, so too will people's expectations, so the docs are really going to have to ramp things up, cos sick people are the hardest and grumpiest of all to deal with, and even minor things can become world war three. Little mistakes or oversights, or "insufficient value for money" leads to increased complaints. Once people physically pay, they do mind if the room they wait in is a bit warm. They do mind if the chairs aren't so comfy, if the water fountain is empty.... little things like this can make a person more critical.
6) plus as people will possibly wait longer to see the doc, and bring more issues each visit, it will be harder for the doc to stick to the 10minute appointment, so either his waiting times will blow out, he will have to make longer appointments thus reducing the amount of people he can see thus reducing income, and he's going to have to be more on the ball than ever so as to not rush and inadvertently miss something and wind up with a negligence claim.
Some people can go their whole lives and never really live for a single minute.
