. ▁Many ▁medical ▁pract ition ers ▁bulk ▁bill ▁p ension er ▁patients , ▁and ▁some ▁bulk ▁bill ▁other ▁groups ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁patients . ▁ ▁For ▁services ▁provided ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁hospital , ▁Medic are ▁will ▁reb ate ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁schedule ▁fee . ▁ ▁The ▁growing ▁gap ▁between ▁the ▁market ▁rate ▁and ▁the ▁M BS ▁schedule ▁fee ▁for ▁services ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁some ▁pract ition ers ▁opt ing ▁out ▁of ▁bulk ▁b illing , ▁with ▁affected ▁patients ▁having ▁to ▁pay ▁out - of - po cket ▁costs . ▁ ▁Al lied ▁services ▁Some ▁special ties ▁and ▁al lied ▁health ▁services ▁are ▁at ▁least ▁partly ▁covered ▁by ▁Medic are , ▁limited ▁to ▁those ▁patients ▁with ▁a ▁chron ic ▁ill ness ▁whose ▁GP ▁has ▁created ▁a ▁" general ▁pract ition er ▁management ▁plan " ▁or ▁" team ▁care ▁arrang ements " ▁for ▁them . ▁Services ▁such ▁as ▁o ph th alm ology , ▁phys i other apy , ▁pod iat ry ▁and ▁audi ology ▁( es pecially ▁though ▁H ear ing ▁Australia ) ▁are ▁covered , ▁while ▁others ▁such ▁as ▁( most ) ▁dent al ▁services ▁are ▁not . ▁For ▁Austral ians ▁struggling ▁with ▁mental ▁health , ▁Medic are ▁provides ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁fully ▁covered ▁individual ▁and ▁group ▁coun s elling ▁sessions ▁per ▁year ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Better ▁Access ▁Sch eme . ▁To ▁access ▁these , ▁patients ▁need ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁" ment al ▁health ▁care ▁plan " ▁with ▁their ▁GP . ▁The ▁Better ▁Access ▁Sch eme