extras ?
We have just moved to the Gold Coast and need to find a consultant/specialist for my son who has ADHD, would i need extras cover for this as it's not a normal GP appointment ?
Thanks Julie |
Re: extras ?
Do you have cover now, if not all existing conditions generally have a 12 month wait before they are covered sorry.
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Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by Julie9
(Post 7989273)
We have just moved to the Gold Coast and need to find a consultant/specialist for my son who has ADHD, would i need extras cover for this as it's not a normal GP appointment ?
Thanks Julie |
Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by swmbo63
(Post 7989281)
Do you have cover now, if not all existing conditions generally have a 12 month wait before they are covered sorry.
We dont have any cover as yet , we moved here a month ago. Still need to sign up with a GP so will go down that route first . |
Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by Julie9
(Post 7989273)
We have just moved to the Gold Coast and need to find a consultant/specialist for my son who has ADHD, would i need extras cover for this as it's not a normal GP appointment ?
Thanks Julie Once you see a GP you get referral to Specialist/s. Even if you have private insurance they usually wont cover it, as you get a partial rebate from medicare. Weve seen specialists for kids, one charged $160 and got around $87 back, one charged $300:sneaky: and at that time only got about $67 back. Ask first what their fees and rebates are, that way you can budget for each appointment as you pay at time of consultation. |
Re: extras ?
You could also ask your GP to refer you to a free public specialist rather than using the private system.
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Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by Julie9
(Post 7989299)
Thanks for the reply,
We dont have any cover as yet , we moved here a month ago. Still need to sign up with a GP so will go down that route first . As for consultants, private health insurance doesn't cover the cost of the visit. You pay then claim back part of the fee from Medicare. |
Re: extras ?
Both my boys have ADD & were under a child psychiatrist in UK. We are under the care of a paediatrician here.
We had referrals from GP, got most of consult fee back for 1st son & all of it for 2nd, not sure why it was different. Did you bring a report from your UK specialist? This kept costs down for us as he said all the hard work had been done for him!;) |
Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by sallyclaire
(Post 7989953)
Both my boys have ADD & were under a child psychiatrist in UK. We are under the care of a paediatrician here.
We had referrals from GP, got most of consult fee back for 1st son & all of it for 2nd, not sure why it was different. Did you bring a report from your UK specialist? This kept costs down for us as he said all the hard work had been done for him!;) Yes i have brought all my sons reports from his consultant in the Uk , so hopefully this should be enough info. He is on daily medication and we have about 2 months worth left , hopefully this will give us enough time for our GP(have made an appointment for tommorrow) to refer him. |
Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by Julie9
(Post 7990399)
Hi sallyclaire,
Yes i have brought all my sons reports from his consultant in the Uk , so hopefully this should be enough info. He is on daily medication and we have about 2 months worth left , hopefully this will give us enough time for our GP(have made an appointment for tommorrow) to refer him. |
Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by sallyclaire
(Post 7992880)
How did you get on with the GP Julie?
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Re: extras ?
I loved the episode with Daniel Radcliffe and the condom.
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Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by Julie9
(Post 7993051)
Hi , she was fantastic, she is going to refer us via the public route although she did warn us that there may be a long wait ,if thats the case we will have to go private . She did say she will be able to give us a repeat prescription when its due so that has put our minds at rest for the time being .
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Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by sallyclaire
(Post 7996136)
Oh very glad that it all went well for you. Hope you don't have to wait too long for specialist. Is it a paediatrician you are being referred to or a kids psych?
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Re: extras ?
Originally Posted by Julie9
(Post 7996619)
I think it's a paediatrician, the same as the UK , i hope they are as nice as the last one she was lovely and Regan really liked her too !
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