GPcare General Practice
GPcare Updated Billing Policy from 1 October 2022
On review of our business model, we have made the difficult decision to – STOP bulk billing Pensioners, Health Care Card Holders, and children aged between 5 and under the age of 16 years for their consultations.
We have had to take this action because of the inaction of successive Governments (who are responsible for Medicare) to address the rising cost of providing quality health care. Quality care is no longer sustainable based on bulk billing for our services.
Telehealth Phone Consultations Pre-Payments
Pre-payments for Telehealth Phone Consultations will be activated from 19 September 2022.
This will apply for all phone appointments online in our HotDoc booking platform or arranged with our reception staff.
- You will be asked for your credit card details.
- After completion of the phone consultation, the fee will be deducted from your credit card on the day.
- Following payment, your credit card details are automatically deleted.
- You may choose the option to securely store them in your HotDoc application.
- No payment will be charged if your consult has been bulk billed.
If you do not have a credit card, please ring our reception staff on 1300 472 273 who will secure an appointment for you.
We thank you for your cooperation and patience as we implement this system. It will be a great help to our reception staff.
About GPcare
GPcare General Practice is located at the Summit Health Centre, Wellington Rd Mt Barker and is one of a number of clinical services provided by Summit Health.
GPcare is a not-for- profit, locally focused general practice committed to improving the health of our Adelaide Hills community.
We provide coordinated health care in a welcoming environment and consult alongside a large number of other health professionals in the Summit Health Centre.
It can be difficult arranging appointments with all your health care providers, our relationship with the medical specialists, nursing and allied health professionals consulting at the Centre enables us to provide you with a coordinated, comprehensive health care experience in one location.
A large number of our medical, nursing and practice staff proudly declare themselves as ‘Hills locals’.
We are located next to, and have a strong working relationship with, the Mt Barker Hospital.