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Queensland Health owed $44 million from patients ineligible for Medicare

Queensland Health owed $44 million from patients ineligible for Medicare
TueTuesday 13
updated Yesterday at 9:46pm
TueTuesday 13
Queensland Health says no patient will be turned away, regardless of health insurance status.
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Queensland's public hospitals are owed $44 million in unpaid patient bills, primarily from Medicare-ineligible patients such as international travellers.
Key points:
The Metro North health service has contracted out its debt collection at a cost of $7 million
Queensland Health says no patient will be refused care regardless of insurance
Without Medicare, an overnight stay in a Queensland public hospital might cost upward of $2,300
The debt burden has prompted the state's largest hospital and health service (HHS), Metro North, to contract out for debt collection services.

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