Health Care is expensive

Even though we have Medicare health care is expensive in Australia.

I have to see two specialists at present. One  for skin cancer and another for gall stones. Seeing both  leaves you with little beer money from $500.
Then of course there are the tests the specialists want you to have. They cost you as well.

To be sure both in the tests and seeing the Specialist Medicare does give you a rebate but it aint a lot.

now imagine you have to go to Hospital. Yes your private health care covers you for hospital costs but not for the specialists to operate on you.

Of course you do not pay for anything in the public hospital.

Why then have private hospital cover. As I found out when I was operated on for my prostrate it cam be done very quickly and the hospital is very good ( the San in this case).

I would still make the case if you have demand for medical services ( which usually means you are getting older like me) health will cost you even with private health cover which goes up every year more than inflation.

update:

I am going to have my gallbladder out. It will cost me a little less than $2k in out of pocket expenses for one day in hospital.for those interested the bill for the anesthetist is almost three times that for the Surgeon..