ABSTRACT
Where the patient has an entitlement to compensation or damages from another source;
Where payment has already been made to a hospital for provision of the service and the patient therefore incurred no expense;
Where the patient is vaccinated as part of a mass immunisation program;
Where medical expenses were paid by another;
Where the patient was being screened for a disease (except as otherwise provided).
In 1989/90, the average number of services processed by Medicare was 8.301 per person Australia-wide … Hospital admissions in Australia are amongst the highest in the OECD. In 1987, there were 216 hospital admissions per 1,000 population. Australians have high expectations of the quality and availability of care and treatment without considering the cost of hospitalisation. In countries like the United States, where hospital services are paid for privately, hospital admissions are 50% lower than in Australia.
