St Vincent's Mental Health Service, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2023 Oct;31(5):662-668. doi: 10.1177/10398562231190783. Epub 2023 Jul 28.
To determine bulk billing rates, and mean, median, and 10 and 90 centile fees for outpatient consultations with a psychiatrist in Australia in 2019, by state or territory.
Medicare claims data for bulk billing rates and the mean, median, and 10 and 90 centile for fees charged in Australia in 2019 were requested, for item numbers for initial and ongoing consultations.
There were high rates of bulk billing overall. Initial consultations were more likely to be bulk billed. There was variation in fees between states and territories. Fees were highest in the Australian Capital Territory.
There is variation in fees and bulk billing rates for outpatient consultations with a psychiatrist. Fees tend to be higher in states or territories with higher median personal income. Psychiatrists were more likely to bulk bill for initial consultations, with the exception of the Northern Territory. High rates of bulk billing may indicate psychiatrists are absorbing increasing costs of service provision.
确定 2019 年澳大利亚每位精神病学家的门诊咨询费用的统一定价率、平均值、中位数、以及第 10 和第 90 百分位数，按州或领地划分。
要求提供统一定价率和澳大利亚 2019 年每项初始和持续咨询的平均、中位数、第 10 和第 90 百分位费用的医疗保险索赔数据。
总体而言，统一定价率较高。初始咨询更有可能统一定价。各州和领地之间的费用存在差异。费用在澳大利亚首都领地最高。
精神病学家的门诊咨询费用和统一定价率存在差异。在个人收入中位数较高的州或领地，费用往往更高。精神病学家更有可能对初始咨询进行统一定价，但北领地除外。统一定价率较高可能表明精神病学家正在承担服务提供成本的增加。
