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More than 930,000 Australians are owed their share of $241 million, the Department of Social Services said on Thursday. The unpaid Medicare benefits have been withheld from recipients who have not updated their bank details. The average Australian is owed about $260 each, but 200 Australians are owed sums of more than $10,000.
“All up, we’ve reunited over half a million Australians with $117 million in unpaid Medicare benefits since December 2023.” Push for rebates to keep up with inflation The Medicare benefits, which are rebates for subsidised services under the Medicare Benefits Schedule such as seeing a GP, are rising in tandem with skyrocketing medical fees. But RACGP president Nicole Higgins said earlier this month that Medicare rebates had not kept up with inflation, causing out-of-pocket costs to increase.
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