2009-2010
Budget at a glance 2009-2010
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 | | Budget | Forward Estimates | Total | ||
| 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | (5 yrs) |
Health and Ageing Measures | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
Investing in the Health Workforce – Backing our Doctors, Nurses and Midwives | ||||||
| Prevocational training for doctors in general practice | - | 8.9 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 41.2 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - nurse practitioner workforce - expansion | - | 11.5 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 59.7 |
| Divisions of General Practice program - new funding formula | - | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | - | 7.6 |
| Nursing education and recruitment - further efficiency | - | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -2.3 |
| Practice incentive payments - quality and administrative improvements - further efficiency | - | 2.1 | 0.6 | -13.7 | -14.8 | -25.8 |
| Support for Specialists to Re-Enter the Workforce - cessation | - | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -2.6 |
| General practice training - expanding the role of General Practice Education and Training Ltd | - | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -2.6 |
| General practice training - extension of time for rural placements | - | - | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| General practice training - consolidating regional training providers - further efficiency | - | -1.5 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -10.3 |
| Workforce program - realising efficiency savings from consolidation | - | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
Confronting the Rural Health Challenge | ||||||
| Rural Health Workforce Strategy | - | 26.7 | 32.7 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 134.4 |
| Mental health - continuation of existing services in rural and remote areas | - | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| Mental health - continuation of Mental Health Support for Drought-Affected Communities program | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| Victorian bushfire response - Commonwealth assistance to health services | 0.1 | 4.9 | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Rural Health Workforce - maintaining rural multidisciplinary training | - | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 10.9 |
| Woomera Hospital - continued funding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging unit in north-west Tasmania - redirection of funding | - | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -4.8 |
| e-Health - electronic clinical information and communication network for north-west Tasmania | - | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 1.2 |
Providing more Choice in Maternity Care – Access to Medicare and PBS for Midwives | ||||||
| Improving Maternity Services Package | - | 14.2 | 25.4 | 30.5 | 50.4 | 120.5 |
| -Expanding Medicare Support for advanced midwives | 8.1 | 9.3 | 17.5 | 31.8 | 66.6 | |
| -Professional indemnity insurance for advanced midwives | 4.7 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 25.2 | |
| -Expansion of the Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program | - | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 11.3 | |
| -Workforce support | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | |
| -Improved access to information and support | 0.1 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 9.4 | |
Modernising Medicare and Supporting Higher Quality Care | ||||||
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - a quality framework for reviewing services | - | 3.3 | 6.0 | - | - | 9.3 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - ensuring the appropriate use of clinical procedures and adjusting to modern technologies | - | -24.7 | -40.1 | -42.9 | -45.7 | -153.4 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - Better Access Initiative - improved targeting for the most in need and better quality services | - | -7.4 | -17.2 | -6.1 | 9.1 | -21.7 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - Better Access Initiative - continuing professional development | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | -20.0 | -2.2 | -21.4 |
| Australian Better Health Initiative - promoting healthy lifestyles - further efficiency | - | - | -12.4 | -12.6 | -12.9 | -37.9 |
| Australian Better Health Initiative - further efficiency | - | - | -26.2 | -27.1 | -27.6 | -80.9 |
| Australian Better Health Initiative - cease promotional activities for 45 Year Old Health Check | - | -0.9 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -3.5 |
| Primary care - Sharing Health Care Initiative - further efficiency | - | -2.7 | -0.7 | - | - | -3.3 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - new and revised listings | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Hospital Accountability and Performance Program - continuation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A Sustainable Medicare Safety Net | ||||||
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - capping Extended Medicare Safety Net benefits for items with excessive fees - obstetrics services | - | 0.3 | -48.7 | -62.9 | -82.3 | -193.7 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - capping Extended Medicare Safety Net benefits for items with excessive fees | - | -19.1 | -62.4 | -79.2 | -97.3 | -257.9 |
Providing Better Access to Medicines | ||||||
| Epidermolysis bullosa - national dressing scheme | - | 2.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 16.4 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - enhancements to the National Prescribing Service | - | -10.2 | -13.2 | -14.8 | -17.5 | -55.6 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - extending the therapeutic group premium policy | - | -12.7 | -29.3 | -30.4 | -41.5 | -113.8 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - extending the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme reference pricing policy to all non-exempt pharmaceutical items | - | -9.0 | -18.6 | -17.0 | -16.6 | -61.2 |
| Stoma Appliance Scheme - implementing a new program framework | - | -0.6 | -4.0 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -13.3 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - increased uptake of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme online | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - extension to the listing of Plavix® and Iscover® (clopidogrel) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Interim increase in the handling fee under the section 100 Remote Aboriginal Health Service Program | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - chemotherapy drugs - delayed implementation of more efficient arrangements | - | 5.9 | - | - | - | 5.9 |
| National Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines program - additional funding | - | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - minor new listings | 20.5 | 53.0 | 60.0 | 62.7 | 60.0 | 256.2 |
Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health | ||||||
| Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - Indigenous health and related services | - | 14.5 | 57.5 | 59.1 | - | 131.1 |
| Closing the Gap - improving eye and ear health services for Indigenous Australians | - | 6.2 | 15.4 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 58.3 |
| Torres Strait health protection strategy | - | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 13.8 |
| Closing the Gap - Indigenous dental services in rural and regional areas | - | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 11.0 |
| Closing the Gap - expanding link-up services for the Stolen Generations | - | 2.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | - | 13.8 |
| Closing the Gap - quality assurance for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Services pathology program - enhancement | - | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Reduction of the business management training initiative - further efficiency | - | -1.0 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -4.7 |
| Shared Responsibility and Regional Partnership Agreements - further efficiency | - | -2.0 | -2.3 | -2.6 | -3.1 | -10.0 |
| Indigenous access to health care services - further efficiency | - | -2.8 | -2.7 | -2.4 | -2.4 | -10.3 |
A World-Class Cancer Care System | ||||||
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - listing of Avastin® (bevacizumab) | - | 65.4 | 82.4 | 83.7 | 82.6 | 314.1 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - listing of Sutent® (sunitinib) | 6.6 | 36.1 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 28.3 | 131.1 |
| Breast cancer treatment - continuation of funding for the Herceptin ® program | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Class Cancer Care - Building Cancer Support Networks program - continued funding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Class Cancer Care - Mentoring for Regional Hospitals and Cancer Professionals program - continued funding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer Australia - improved lung cancer data and treatment guidelines | - | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| World Class Cancer Care - cancer data to improve cancer survival | - | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Health and Hospitals Fund - national cancer statement | 40.0 | 42.0 | 415.0 | 336.0 | 342.0 | 1,175.0 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - access to positron emission tomography services provided at Westmead and Royal North Shore Hospitals and Austin Health Services | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Radiation oncology - national radiotherapy single machine trial - discontinuation | - | -1.3 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -5.4 |
More Support for Bulk Billing Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Tests | ||||||
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - diagnostic imaging and pathology services - improving the quality of services and addressing workforce shortages | - | 5.6 | 8.2 | -0.3 | -10.0 | 3.5 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - diagnostic imaging and pathology services - bulk-billing incentives and rationalisation of patient episode initiation fees | - | 33.2 | 47.1 | 50.8 | 54.3 | 185.3 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - diagnostic imaging and pathology services - rebalancing of pathology fees | - | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -4.1 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - diagnostic imaging and pathology services - changes to fees for fully depreciated diagnostic imaging equipment | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | -64.7 | -70.6 | -134.5 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - diagnostic imaging and pathology services - reviews of pathology and diagnostic imaging items | - | 2.4 | 3.6 | - | - | 6.0 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging - transitional funding for Gippsland and South Eastern NSW mobile unit | - | 0.6 | 0.9 | - | - | 1.5 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - reversal of proposal to fund magnetic resonance imaging scans of the knee or brain - further efficiency | - | -4.0 | -3.9 | -3.8 | -3.6 | -15.3 |
Increasing Competition in Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| Medicare Benefits Schedule - diagnostic imaging and pathology services - improving competition | - | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
Rebalancing Support for Private Health Insurance | ||||||
| Private health insurance - fair and sustainable support for the future | 1.0 | 124.6 | -695.4 | -650.2 | -680.8 | -1,901.8 |
Aged and Community Care Funding - Securing and Planning for The Challenges of Our Nation's Ageing Population | ||||||
| Secure and sustainable pension - residential aged care | 0.1 | 4.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 25.3 |
Measures to Support Older Australians | ||||||
| Aged care viability supplements - increase | - | 2.6 | 12.2 | - | - | 14.8 |
| National Palliative Care Strategy - continuation of funding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continence Aids Payment Scheme - more choice for users | - | 5.0 | -7.1 | -4.7 | -3.9 | -10.7 |
| Assistive Technology in Community Care program - discontinuation | - | -6.6 | -6.3 | -6.4 | -6.5 | -25.8 |
| Fairer income testing in residential aged care - ending the 28-day income test exemption | - | -4.5 | -10.9 | -11.8 | -12.9 | -40.0 |
| Prudential regulation of aged care providers - not to proceed with cost recovery | - | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 8.6 |
Support for Australian Sport and Recreation | ||||||
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority - continued funding for Australia's anti-doping framework | - | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 21.1 |
| European training base for Australian athletes - continuation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sporting facilities in Mackay - contribution | - | 1.3 | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Surf Life Saving Australia - contribution to upgrade information and technology systems | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
Nation Building | ||||||
| Health and Hospitals Fund - hospital infrastructure and other projects of national significance | 100.0 | 383.7 | 273.5 | 307.2 | 287.0 | 1,351.4 |
| Health and Hospitals Fund - translational research and workforce training | 46.0 | 40.0 | 159.0 | 170.0 | 14.0 | 429.0 |
Other Measures | ||||||
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - improving access to data and analysis | - | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Australian Red Cross Society - additional funding | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | 10.0 |
| e-Health programs - further efficiency | - | -9.7 | -12.1 | -13.0 | - | -34.8 |
| Food Standards Australia New Zealand - funding for upgrading computer systems | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | - | - | 2.9 |
| Grants for physical activity projects in the community - discontinuation | - | -0.1 | .. | -1.6 | -1.6 | -3.3 |
| Health and hospital reform - establishment of the National Institute of Virology | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hearing services – introduction of hearing threshold | - | 0.6 | -9.7 | -12.0 | -12.8 | -33.9 |
| Investment in Preventive Health (Environmental Health) program - further efficiency | - | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Leadership in mental health reform - continuation and further efficiency | - | -5.0 | -5.0 | -5.0 | -5.0 | -20.0 |
| National Illicit Drug Strategy - a more strategic approach | - | -3.3 | -5.7 | -6.1 | -9.6 | -24.7 |
| National Joint Replacement Registry - cost recovery | - | -1.0 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -5.0 |
| National Serology Reference Laboratory - additional funding for regulatory operations | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Priority Health and Medical Research program - further efficiency | - | -4.1 | -4.3 | -4.4 | -4.5 | -17.2 |
| Private health insurance - transparent premium setting | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Health Education and Research Program - discontinuation | - | - | -6.6 | -11.3 | -11.5 | -29.5 |
| Regulation of research involving human embryos and the prohibition of human cloning - continuation of funding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Review of the National Blood Arrangements | - | 0.7 | 0.7 | - | - | 1.5 |
| Support for diabetes - remove duplication in research effort | - | -7.7 | -7.9 | -8.0 | -8.2 | -31.9 |
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