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The nation’s first Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinics are one step closer, as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to supporting the management of endometriosis, pelvic pain and women’s reproductive health.

The Australian Government is investing $13 million to establish a world-leading National Eating Disorder Centre, where Australia’s best researchers will collaborate to transform how eating disorders are diagnosed and treated.

The Australian Government will invest $102 million to expand, strengthen and enhance Australia’s National Dementia Support Program.

The Australian Government has extended the capital sensitivity exemption for medical imaging equipment in rural and regional Australia until 1 May 2022.

A joint media release with Nola Marino MP, Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories, about BreastScreen WA becoming the first breast screening service in Australia to connect to My Health Record.

The Australian Government will make Medicare rebates available for positron emission tomography (PET) scans for breast cancer.

Women with or suspected of having breast cancer will be able to claim Medicare benefits for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, from 1 November 2019.

The Australian Government is investing more than $6.6 million in four research projects that seek to answer important public health questions.

The Australian Government is working proactively to find solutions to support patients following an unexpected shortage of nuclear medicine scans in hospitals and medical centres.

New Medicare data shows nearly nine out of 10 Australians visit their GPs without paying a cent with GP bulk billing rates at a record 86 per cent in the nine months from July 2018 to March 2019.

The Morrison Government is investing almost $92 million to support better health care for all Tasmanians, improving waiting times for elective surgery, boosting mental health and maternity services and increasing cancer diagnosis scans.

The Liberal National Government will invest $32.6 million so breast cancer patients have life-saving scans covered under Medicare, saving patients up to $1,500 per scan.

Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt said that the Coalition Government was committed to helping deliver health services locally announcing $3.5million in funding towards health projects across the Bass Coast.

The Liberal National Government invest almost half a billion dollars to make Victoria a centre for health, medical research and innovative cancer treatments.

Patients in Bowen will now be able to access lifesaving scans for cancer, stroke, heart and other medical conditions with the Liberal National Government awarding $5 million to Bowen Hospital for the purchase of a CT Scanner.

The Australian Government will help reduce the out of pocket medical expenses for Australian families needing life-saving scans like ultrasounds and X-rays with an almost $200 million investment.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's doorstop in Melbourne regarding $200 million to reduce out-of-pocket costs for X-rays and ultrasound services and nine new MRI licences for Victoria.

The Australian Government will ensure that Australians at risk of heart disease receive timely and appropriate medical advice with the creation of a new Medicare item for heart health checks.

The Australian Government will expand its MRI program to 50 new MRI licences, giving patients from all around Australia access to life saving scans.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's doorstop in Sydney regarding MRI licence for St George Hospital; Seat of Flinders; Julia Banks; My Health Record

$12 million to protect and expand Heart of Australia mobile cardiology and other services in rural Queensland

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's doorstop in Melbourne regarding $10 million to boost bowel cancer screening participation.

The Liberal National Government is supporting research that will help us understand the role of cognitive networks in Parkinson’s disease with the hope of leading to better treatment and self-management of the disease.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's interview on 5AA Mornings with Leon Byner regarding knee MRI scans for over 50s.

More than 400,000 Australians will now be able to access lifesaving scans for cancer, stroke, heart and other medical conditions with a $175 million investment from the Australian Government.