Medical Benefits Division (MBD)

Information on the Medical Benefits Division (MBD)

The Division’s mission is to provide access to cost effective and clinically effective medical services for all Australians and to achieve quality hearing service outcomes for eligible Australians. The Division does this through providing policy advice to Government on the Medicare Benefits Scheme and its use and costs, new and emerging technologies, access to hearing services, and the eligibility and funding for:

specialist services including pathology, diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology,
special access programs such as medical treatment overseas and disaster health care assistance, and
hearing services.

The Division comprises four branches and has the lead role in the delivery of Outcome 3: Access to Medicare, and has the responsibility for managing Outcome 7: Hearing Services.

First Assistant Secretary

Tony Kingdon
Telephone: (02) 6289 1016

Organisation Chart (PDF 12 KB)

Branches

The four Branches in the Division are:
MBS Policy Implementation Branch
MBS Policy Development Branch
Diagnostic and Technology Branch
Office of Hearing Services

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