English Reference

Idiom

bulk billing

Meaning

The process whereby a general practitioner or other medical service provider charges the government for medical expenses incurred by a patient.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The doctor offers bulk billing for all patients.”

“I chose this clinic because they provide bulk billing, so I do not have to pay for my check-up.”

“The government policy encourages medical practices to adopt bulk billing to ensure that essential healthcare remains accessible to citizens regardless of their financial status.”

Examples

simple

“The doctor offers bulk billing for all patients.”

contextual

“I chose this clinic because they provide bulk billing, so I do not have to pay for my check-up.”

complex

“The government policy encourages medical practices to adopt bulk billing to ensure that essential healthcare remains accessible to citizens regardless of their financial status.”

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