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[Craig Sanders]

On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 03:15:34PM +1100, Ivan Trundle wrote:
> On 03/03/2010, at 2:50 PM, Craig Sanders wrote:
> 
> > that optometrist was not allowed to test my eyes because, according to
> > medicare rules, my previous optometrist "owned" me until the two years
> > were up. i could go back to the old optometrist (who would then "own" me
> > for another two years) or i could wait until my "emancipation" date.
> 
> In Australia, any optometrist can test your eyes at any time - either
> free, or for a fee, which is entirely at the optometrist's discretion
> (they generally won't charge you if they can get you to buy some
> lenses and frames).

why, then, was my new optometrist unable to bulk bill my eye test?

given that there was several hundred dollars in frames and lenses in it
for him, i think it's unlikely that he'd just make up something that
would cost him some business.

it wasn't that he wanted to charge me extra (or charge me at all). he
said he wasn't allowed to bulk bill the test at all. a week or so later,
there was no problem. my medicare-indenture had expired.


craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>