Rebuilding Medicare for the 21st century

28 April 2023 - The Australian Government is laying the foundations for significant reforms to Medicare, with a comprehensive package of ...

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Medicare system is ‘not fit for purpose’, review finds

4 April 2023 - Australia’s health funding system is “fragmented and disjointed” and in critical need of being simplified, says ...

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Release of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report

3 February 2023 - The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report is now available.  ...

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Strengthening Medicare for the future

3 February 2023 - The Albanese Government has released the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report. ...

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‘Enough sickness’ to share GP load among pharmacists, nurses

2 February 2023 - Pharmacy Guild of Australia president Trent Twomey says there is enough “demand and sickness” to allow ...

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Options for a reformed Prostheses List pre-listing assessment framework and governance structure

31 January 2023 - This report provides a framework and proposes options for governance that would align the Prostheses List processes ...

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Reform Medicare to sustain system

25 January 2023 - Australia’s hybrid public/private healthcare system, including the principle of universal coverage through Medicare, has served the nation ...

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Independent review into Medicare compliance

5 November 2022 - The Albanese Government has appointed respected health economist Dr Pradeep Philip to conduct an independent review into ...

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Medicare rorts expose inflated bulk billing rates

18 October 2022 - Systemic rorting of Medicare is artificially inflating official statistics that claim almost nine out of 10 ...

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Medicare reports

17 October 2022 - Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler has issued the following statement regarding Medicare reporting. ...

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Responses to Prostheses List reform

16 February 2022 - Consultation paper #3 A modernised fit for purpose listing process was released on 11 January and closes ...

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MTAA welcomes new frontiers report

25 November 2021 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia wishes to thank Trent Zimmerman MP and Dr Mike Freelander MP ...

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Medicare Benefits Schedule continuous review to improve patient care

13 September 2021 - Medicare items and services will be reviewed by experts on an on-going basis to ensure the Medicare ...

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AMA and Australian Government agree to strengthening the MBS review process and informed financial consent

8 June 2021 - The Australian Government and the Australian Medical Association have reached agreement to work together to co-design the ...

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Consultation on the Medical Services Advisory Committee revised draft guidelines

31 August 2020 - The Department of Health is interested in obtaining views and feedback from the general public and ...

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