The Hon Tony Abbott MHR - Media Items
Listed below are media items for The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Former Minister for Health and Ageing
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Previous MinistersFebruary 2005
25 February 2005
Address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference in Sydney
Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon Tony Abbott MHR, addresses the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference in Sydney.
25 February 2005
CEDA Conference, Sydney
The Hon Tony Abbott MHR's speech notes for the CEDA Conference in Sydney.
21 February 2005
Press conference regarding Medicare-funded Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines in Australia
Press conference with Minister for Health and Ageing The Hon MHR Tony Abbott
21 February 2005
Howard Government extends Medicare access to MRI services
The Commonwealth Government today announced the locations of 21 additional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) units that will soon have Medicare licences.
18 February 2005
New fuel to assist in combating petrol sniffing
The Commonwealth Government today welcomed the availability of a new fuel to help reduce the harm caused by petrol sniffing in remote Indigenous communities.
18 February 2005
Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week: sign on to save lives
The Australian Government will send every Australian household an organ donation consent form as part of a new campaign to increase organ donation rates.
15 February 2005
Surge in health insurance for mature-aged Australians
Mature-aged Australians are leading a surge into private health insurance membership, with those aged over 55 accounting for most of the increase in member numbers in the December quarter.
14 February 2005
Free pneumococcal vaccine available for young and senior Australians
Parents of children born after 1 January 2003 and people aged 65 or over are encouraged to visit their local GP or immunisation provider and ask for the pneumococcal vaccine. There is no need for a prescription or to visit a pharmacy.
11 February 2005
More help for GPs: new prescription shopping hotline opens
The Commonwealth Government today launched a new hotline to help prevent prescription shopping.
11 February 2005
Bulk-billing rates continue to rise
The national GP bulk-billing rate is at its highest level in two-and-a-half years as a result of the Howard Government's continued investment in Medicare.
10 February 2005
Rebate boosted to 40%: Reward for older Australians
Legislation to increase the Private Health Insurance Rebate to 40 per cent for people aged 70 years and older and from 30 per cent to 35 per cent for people aged from 65 to 69 years has passed through Parliament.
09 February 2005
Broadband access for pharmacies nation-wide
The Australian Government will invest $14.5 million to provide broadband Internet access to pharmacies across Australia.
07 February 2005
Pricing arrangements for generic medicines
The government today considered implementation of the election commitment for 12.5% reduction for new brands of already-listed medicines on the PBS and has decided that the reduction would only occur once in any group of price related drugs.
04 February 2005
Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
The Australian Government has today released principles for the independent review mechanism, which is part of the Australian-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA).
02 February 2005
New Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listings for the treatment of mental illness
Two new drugs to help people suffering schizophrenia and bipolar 1 disorder are now available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).