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By Daniel Anania 11 Sep, 2020
No one wants to pay out of pocket when they don't have to! There are some very simple privacy reasons too. In order to get a mental health plan, you have to see a GP. The mental health plan covers 10 sessions with a Psychologist. The psychologist needs to diagnose you and report back to Medicare in order for them to continue on the register and your health records. The same goes with private health insurance - if you are claiming for counselling services there are now records. Health insurers can then withhold payments if you have the wrong diagnosis. So that would mean your diagnosis, treatment plan and progress reports would be available on MyHealthRecord. This is a great article to read and consider https://jodiegale.com/why-counsellors-psychotherapists-and-their-clients-are-better-off-without-medicare/ I would prefer to keep my clients confidentiality for counselling, therapy, hypnotherapy and coaching and be able to provide the help that they need, not the help an organisation that knows them as a number thinks they should have.
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