Medicare

Follow the links below to find information about Medicare and the role of government in health insurance and funding.

Medicare Australia is Australia's primary health information management and payment agency. It administers many programs including Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register and the Australian Organ Donor Register .

For enquiries about Medicare, contact the Medicare Australia on 132 011 or by email to medicare@medicareaustralia.gov.au.

For media releases about Medicare go directly to the Department of Health and Ageing's Media Centre.

Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Medicare statistics
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Medicare Statistics contain summary data relating to Medicare for the latest quarter, together with data for earlier quarters and financial years.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   MBS Online
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   MBS Online contains the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), a listing of the Medicare services subsidised by the Australian government. The Schedule is part of the wider Medicare Benefits Scheme managed by the Department of Health and Ageing and administered by Medicare Australia.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Better access to psychiatrists, psychologists and general practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Better Access to Psychiatrists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) program has $507 million over five years allocated to provide better access to these services through Medicare.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Allied health (individual) services under Medicare
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Medicare rebates for certain allied health services are available for patients with chronic conditions and complex care needs on referral from their GP.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Medicare
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   Medicare and its processes can be pretty confusing. Why not check out this fact sheet to learn more about getting a card of your own and claiming money back.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Medicare Health Assessments (Items 700 - 719)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) health assessment items represent a cross-section of the Australian Government's initiatives in the area of primary health care.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Review of the Medicare provider number legislation
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Medicare provider number legislation is reviewed every five years.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Private health insurance - Medicare levy surcharge
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Questions and answers regarding the Medicare levy surcharge.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Medicare Eligible Units as at May 2008
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A list of medicare eligible units for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and their locations.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Helping children with autism: new medicare items
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Fact sheet about new Medicare items for diagnosis and early intervention treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Allied health services under Medicare - fact sheet
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information regarding the Medicare items for individual allied health services for people with chronic conditions and complex care needs.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Fact sheet 24 - help for depression, anxiety and related disorders under Medicare
Publisher:   beyondblue
Description:   On 1 November 2006, the Australian Government introduced the Better Access to Mental Health Care initiative which provides Medicare rebates for a range of mental health services, which were previously not subsidised.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Biennial Review of the Medicare Provider Number Legislation, December 2005
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report sets out details of the operation of the Medicare provider number legislation as reviewed in 2005.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia submission to the Australian Senate Select Committee on Medicare
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF's submission outlines the major issues for consumers including the impact of a decline in bulk billing and an inadequate Medicare rebate as well as the impact of health workforce shortages on consumers.
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   After Hours Other Medical Practitioners (AHOMPs) program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The AHOMPs program provides access to the A1 Medicare rebate to non-vocationally recognised medical practitioners providing after hours general practice services through an accredited general practice or an accredited Medical Deputising Service (MDS). Normally non-vocationally recognised medical practitioners would access the A2 Medicare rebate.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Scheme
Publisher:   Medicare Australia
Description:   The Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Scheme helps families to meet treatment costs for specialised services for cleft lip and cleft palate conditions.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   About Medicare and Diagnostic Imaging
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Responsibility for managing Medicare-funded Diagnostic Imaging (DI) services and determining strategies for maintaining and improving the quality, accessibility and affordability of these services is undertaken cooperatively between DI representative groups and the Government as represented by the Department of Health and Ageing (the Department)).
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Consultant physician items 132 and 133, development and review of a treatment and management plan
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Questions and Answers for GPs: Two consultant physician items (items 132 and 133), providing higher Medicare benefits for long and comprehensive consultations by consultant physicians, are available on the Medicare Benefits Schedule from 1 November 2007.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Geriatrician items 141,143,145 and 147, comprehensive assessment and management plan for patients 65+ years
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Questions and Answers for GPs: Four Geriatrician items (items 141, 143, 145 and 147), providing higher Medicare benefits for long and comprehensive assessments by consultant physicians or specialists in geriatric medicine where the patient is at least 65 years old, are available on the Medicare Benefits Schedule from 1 November 2007.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Helping children with autism
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   From 1 July 2008, six Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items are available to eligible allied health professionals for the diagnosis and treatment of children with pervasive developmental disorders. These items are part of the Australian Government's $190 million Helping Children with Autism package.
Date:   Jun 2008
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