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
Armo	AHR-mo	Finnish
Zdislav	-	Czech, Medieval Slavic
Ciara (2)	see-AHR-ə, see-ER-ə	English (Modern)
Gligor	-	Macedonian
Pontus	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Illarion	-	Russian