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[Adam Todd]

At 08:50 PM 23/10/2006, rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au wrote:
>Hmmm....
>
>>A solid two decades after Australian banks pioneered Eftpos, Medicare ­ t
>>he
>>government’s second largest payments organ ­ was finally enabling its c
>>ustomers
>>to claim refunds at the surgery.
>>
>>"Each day 80,000 people queue at a Medicare office to claim their rebate,"
>>Howard told the Mosman gathering.

That's not because of a lack of ability to claim the funds at the 
surgery.  That's because the Surgeries that those 80,000 people go to do 
NOT bulk bill!