I have two medicare sessions left and I’ve been postponing and postponing them because even with a decent job, I’ll be fucked paying for the rest completely out of pocket haha. Really wish there were more pathways to access at least 15 sessions a year at the MHCP rebate for diagnosed chronic complex MH issues… not just those with eating disorders who somehow get 40 (!!!) rebated psychological treatment services every 12 months as long as they’re billed under eating disorder-related services… (not to take anything away from people with EDs but damn there are some other conditions too that could really benefit from even short-term access to increased sessions esp with acute flareups).
I can’t recall the exact details anymore but a few years ago my GP got me onto a chronic health care plan (long term depression) that got me a few more psych rebates and a few sessions with a exercise physiologist (to help with strategies for movement). Might be worth asking about especially if you have additional health things?
Eating disorders get it because they’re genuinely lethal if left untreated. Anorexia has the highest death rate of any psychological condition. By a lot.
There are some…especially pressing reasons to make treatment consistently available for that
I have two medicare sessions left and I’ve been postponing and postponing them because even with a decent job, I’ll be fucked paying for the rest completely out of pocket haha. Really wish there were more pathways to access at least 15 sessions a year at the MHCP rebate for diagnosed chronic complex MH issues… not just those with eating disorders who somehow get 40 (!!!) rebated psychological treatment services every 12 months as long as they’re billed under eating disorder-related services… (not to take anything away from people with EDs but damn there are some other conditions too that could really benefit from even short-term access to increased sessions esp with acute flareups).
I can’t recall the exact details anymore but a few years ago my GP got me onto a chronic health care plan (long term depression) that got me a few more psych rebates and a few sessions with a exercise physiologist (to help with strategies for movement). Might be worth asking about especially if you have additional health things?
Eating disorders get it because they’re genuinely lethal if left untreated. Anorexia has the highest death rate of any psychological condition. By a lot.
There are some…especially pressing reasons to make treatment consistently available for that