▁Medic are , ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁patient , ▁to ▁determine ▁when ▁the ▁safety ▁net ▁threshold ▁is ▁reached . ▁After ▁the ▁threshold ▁is ▁reached , ▁the ▁patient ▁is ▁re imb urs ed ▁for ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁schedule ▁fee ▁( i . e ., ▁ 1 5 %). ▁In ▁the ▁three ▁months ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 8 5 . 9 % ▁of ▁GP ▁vis its ▁were ▁bulk ▁bil led , ▁which ▁fell ▁to ▁ 8 5 . 4 % ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁months ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Many ▁medical ▁pract ition ers ▁charge ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁schedule ▁fee , ▁and ▁the ▁amount ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁the ▁schedule ▁fee ▁must ▁be ▁bor ne ▁by ▁the ▁patient ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁counted ▁towards ▁the ▁safety ▁net ▁threshold . ▁ ▁Medic are ▁safety ▁n ets ▁To ▁provide ▁additional ▁relief ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁in cur ▁higher ▁than ▁usual ▁medical ▁costs , ▁Medic are ▁safety ▁n ets ▁have ▁been ▁set ▁up . ▁These ▁provide ▁singles ▁and ▁families ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁reb ate ▁when ▁an ▁annual ▁threshold ▁( det erm ined ▁on ▁a ▁calendar ▁year ▁basis ) ▁is ▁reached ▁for ▁out - of - h ospital ▁Medic are ▁services . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁safety ▁n ets : ▁ ▁the ▁original ▁Medic are ▁safety ▁net , ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁extended ▁Medic are ▁safety ▁net . ▁ ▁The ▁th resh olds ▁for ▁both ▁safety ▁n ets ▁are ▁indexed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁each ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Price ▁Index . ▁ ▁Original