bulk billing

The practice of charging the costs of a patient's care by a general practitioner, hospital, or other health service provider to Medicare, the Australian government's universal health insurance system. Primarily heard in Australia. Recent legislation is aimed at introducing a mandatory co-pay for all bulk billing by GPs and hospitals.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Addyman	['ædimən]
Aldwin	-	Ancient Germanic
Wilburh	-	Anglo-Saxon
Sebastiaan	sə-BAHS-tee-ah:n	Dutch
Abolfazl	-	Persian
Ervin	-	Hungarian, Croatian