Widow warns of shock ambulance bill after husband's unexpected death (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 22 hours ago by arbilp3@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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I did not know this. The ambulance situation is a shambles and wildly differs from state to state and in what your health insurance provider (if you have one) may not make you aware of. The article includes a comparison of all states' ambulance services.

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[-] arbilp3@aussie.zone 8 points 21 hours ago

But you need to know whether you'll be charged if your partner or other family member under the cover is actually covered if they die before the ambulance picks them up. The lady in the article was charged $600 because the ambulance picked up her husband from home when he had already died.

[-] notgold@aussie.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

Agreed. Looks like a deceased member is a grey area. If a medical practitioner calls the ambulance then you're covered, if you call it could be at your expense. Note this is for Ambulance Victoria and could be different in other places.

https://membership.ambulance.vic.gov.au/faqdetails?id=KA-01025

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