Tej zaum tej tswv yim no yuav pab koj txuag tau nyiaj yog mus ntsib kws kho mob lwm zaus

Kuj tau muaj tej neeg Australia coob tuaj ntxiv tsis tshua xav mus ntsib kws kho mob vim yuav tau them tej nqe kho mob kim tuaj ntxiv lawm. Txawm li cas los kuj muaj lawm txoj xub ke pab tej neeg uas tsis muaj peev xwm siv cov bulk-billing kom txuag tau nyiaj thiab.

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Out-of-pocket costs remain a significant barrier to accessing health care in Australia.

Ntsiab lus tseem ceeb:

Tau muaj xov xwm qhia tias tej nuj nqes siv ua lub neej ntau yam tab tom yuam neeg Australia kom tsis txhob mus ntsib kws kho mob los yog txheeb seb puas tau txais kev noj qab nyob zoo li cas.
Txawm tias tau musj cov kev sib bulk-billed kho mob ntau tuaj ntxi los kuj yeej tseem muaj lwm txoj xub ke pab kom sawv daws txuag tau nyiaj thiab.
Kuj tau muaj ib tug kws kho mob ntawm Sydney tau qhia tias kom tej neeg kub siab mus ntsib kws kho mob, los yog siv cov kev thov tshuaj yus tsis tas mus ntsib kws kho mob sau tshuaj ntawm chaw kiag thiab muaj peev xwm siv xov tooj hu sab laj nrog tej kws kho mob tham tau.

Yeej tau muaj neeg Australia coob tuaj ntxiv ncua tsis mus txheeb seb lawv puas muaj mob los sis tau txais kev noj qab nyob zoo li cas thiab pheej mus siv tej tsev kho mob lub tuam chav department of emergency xwb tab sis ho tsis mus ntsib tej kws kho mob, vim tej nuj nqes siv ua lub neej uas kim tuaj ntxiv tau yuam kom tsis tshua mus ntsib kws kho mob los tej chaw kho mob lawm.

Tsoom fwv teb chaws kuj tau coj ib co xov xwm los qhia lub limtiam no tias muaj cov kev kho mob bulk-billed uas tej kws kho mob siv ntau tuaj ntxiv txog 2.1 feem pua tom qab nws tau siv tej tswv yim txhawb nqa tej kws kho mob kom tig los siv cov kev kho mob bulk-billed rau lub 11 hlis ntuj tsaib no los — uas yog ib co hauj lwm uas Australia tus nom tswj dej num noj qab haus huv Mark Butler hais tias "yog ib co kev muaj yeej rau sawv daws — tsis hais rau tej neeg mob, tej kws kho mob thiab Australia tej system kho mob.''

Txawm li cas los nyob rau tib lub caij ntawd tej nqe kho mob nrab kuj tau nce kim tuaj ntxiv txog li ntawm 2.8 feem pua lawm thiab.

Tej nqe ntau yam cuam tshuam txog cov kev kho mob thiab nqe siv coj los tsim cov kev kho mob siv ntawm tej tsev kho mob yog cov tseem ceeb uas tau ua rau tej nqe kho mob tab tom nce kim tuaj ntxiv tshaj 4.5 feem pua rau thawj thawj 3 lub hlis xyoo no.

Txhais tau tias

tej neeg uas tsis tau siv cov bulk-billing GP

, los yog cov neeg uas tsis muaj cai tau siv tsoom fwv cov program kho mob tshiab, ces yog cov yuav tau rho nyiaj ntiag tug them nqe kho mob ces tej no thiaj yog ib co teeb meem tseem ceeb uas rau tej neeg tsis tau siv tej kev kho mob. Thiab tej no kuj tau ua rau rov qab muaj teeb meem rau tej neeg uas tsis tshua muaj nyiaj siv.

Settlement Guide: Yuav nrhiav ib tug kws kho mob zoo hauv Australia no li cas?

Nod yog cov tej tswv yim pab kom tau siv cov kev kho mob bulk-billing dawb

Lub koom haum Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) tej xov xwm uas tau coj los qhia rau lub 11 hlis ntuj kuj tau txheeb tau tias yeej muaj tej neeg coob heev tau qhia tias tej nqe kho mob no yog ib co laj thawj uas rau tej neeg tsis xav mus ntsib kws kho mob thaum lawv xav siv thiab muaj tej xwm txheej no ntau tuaj ntxiv txog li ob npaug xyoo 2022023 no lawm yog piv rau xyoo 2021-22.

Raws li lub koom haum Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) tau muaj ib co kev teeb txheeb rau lub 11 hlis ntuj tsaib no ces kuj pom tau tias tau muaj ib feem peb ntawm tej neeg koom cov kev tshawb fawb no tau ncua tsis mus siv cov kev rho hniav txawm tias lawv xav tau siv los sis yog cia li las mees tsis kub siab txog ib co kev teem caij mus ntsib kws kho mob ib xyoos dhau los — uas yeej muaj txog li ntawm 1 tug ntawm 6 tus neeg Australia yeej hais tias tsim tus nqe kim yog cov laj thawj uas rau lawv tsis mus siv ib co kev kho mob twg.

Source: SBS

Dr Rebekah Hoffman uas yog ib tug kws kho mob ntawm Sydney tau piav txog tej xwm txheej no tias yog ib co ''txaus txhawj xeeb heev.''

Dr Hoffman tau qhia rau SBS News tias "Thaum uas tej neeg tuaj ntsib yus thiab hais tias, 'Kuv yuav tau txiav txim siab tias seb kuv yuav them nqe rho hniav los yog yuav them nqe roj,' ces yog ib lub caij uas txaus txhawj xeeb tiag tiag li.''

Nws kuj hais ntxiv tias, lwm cov neeg ces yeej tsis xav mus ntsib tej kws kho mob lawm thiab cia li mus ncaj qha rau ntawm tej tsev kho mob lub tuam chav emergency lawm xwb kom thiaj tsis txhob tau them tej nqe kho mob.

Nws thiaj tau hais tias "4 feem pua ntawm tej neeg mob uas tsim nyog mus ntsib lawv tej kws kho mob pheej mus rau ntawm tsev kho mob loj thiab zaum tos ntawm chav emergency. Tsis tas li ntawd los kuj tau kwv yees tias yuav muaj tej neeg coob ntxiv tuaj txog li ntawm 11 feem pua xyoo no thiab, txhais tau tias muaj tej neeg mob uas tsim nyog mus ntsib lawv tej kws kho mob puv nkaus ntawm chav emergency. Thiab thawj yam tseem ceeb uas pheej ua rau muaj tej xwm txheej no ces yog tej nqe kho mob kim.''

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Yuav txuag nyiaj li cas

Tej neeg uas tsis tshua muaj peev xwm them tej nqe kho mob thaum mus txheeb seb puas muaj mob li cas ntawd los yog mus ntsib ib tug kws kho mob ntawd, ces Hoffmann tau qhia ntau txoj xub ke yooj yim los pab kom txuag txo tej nqe kho mob no me ntsis.

Thawj yam ces yog tej neeg muaj peev xwm

nrhiav kom tau ib tug kws kho mob nyob ze uas siv cov bulk-billing

, txhais tau tias Medicare yuav pab them yus cov kev kho mob ntawd.

Cleanbill ces yog ib lub vas sab uas pab kom tej neeg mob tau siv cov kev kho mob uas siv cov bulk-billing los sis yog tau them cov nqe kho mob tsawg rau ntawm lawv tej zos.

Hos yog tej neeg hos tsis nyob rau tej chaw zoo li ntawd los sis yog ho tsis muaj peev xwm siv cov bulk-billing, los yog lwm lub txwv yim uas tau siv cov kev kho mob pheej yig zog ntawd.

Ces Dr Hoffmann tau hais tias "Kom khaws yus tej lus nug txhua yam yus xav nug thiab ua tib zaug nug tej lus nug no thaum yus mus ntsib kws kho mob xwb.''

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"So you need to go to your GP to get your pap smear done? Also get your blood pressure checked, get your regular routine heart check done, get your skin check done, get everything that you need to get done for that next 12 months in that visit. And if you don't know what those things are, your GP can tell you."

For patients who are on certain medications and feel they need to book an in-person GP visit every time they run out, Hoffmann suggested taking the process online instead, meaning the "cost of that visit is actually closer to $20 rather than the $90 for most medication."

Moreover, those using certain medications can get a longer prescription to avoid return visits.

"There's a list of about a hundred regular medications. If you are on one of those, we can actually prescribe it (the medicine) for 12 months now rather than just for six, which means you need to see me half as frequently as you used to."

Thiab qhov kawg ces Dr Hoffmann kuj tham txog cov kev kho mob uas siv telehealth — uas yog ib co uas yus tsis tas mus ntsib kws kho mob tim ntsej tim muag — thiab yuav yog tej yam pheej yig dua.

Ces nws hais tias yog zoo li no ces tej neeg mob kuj yuav txuag tau lub sij hawm thiab.

Dr Hoffmann tau hais tias "Thiab txawm yus siv cov telehealth mus ntsib kws kho mob los yeej tau them tib tug nqe tib yam li yus mus ntsib kiag yus tus kws kho mob ntawm chaw kiag thiab, tab sis qhov sib txawv ces yog yus txuag tau lub sij hawm. Yus muaj peev xwm siv lub caij tav su, los yog yus muaj peev xwm ntsib kws kho mob ua ntej yuav mus ua hauj lwm, los yog muaj peev xwm ntsib kws kho mob tom qab yus xa me nyuam kawm ntawv. Ces thiaj tsis tas yus pheej yuav thov so hauj lwm kom thiaj mus ntsib tau kws kho mob. Qhov no yog ib qho uas pab yus txuag tau thiab.''