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bulk billing
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Vasilii | | - | Medieval Slavic |
| Ayla (2) | | - | Turkish |
| JesÚS | | he-SOOS | Spanish |
| Lakisha | | lə-KISH-ə | African American |
| Aleixo | | ə-LAY-shoo (Portuguese), a-LAY-shaw (Galician) | Portuguese, Galician |
| Evgeni | | yev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian) | Bulgarian, Russian |