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20 March 2025 - On 1 November 2024, the legislated need for collaborative arrangements between participating midwives, nurse practitioners and medical practitioners to provide Medicare Benefits Schedule services and prescribe Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medications was removed.

20 March 2025 - Briefing points and Q&A from the Collaborative Arrangements 2023 Project Webinar held on 11 April 2024.

28 September 2023 - The extract of the Executive Summary and References sections of the Independent review of collaborative arrangements provides a brief and insightful analysis of the reason for the review and findings.

6 June 2023 - A list of our resources related to the nursing and midwifery workforce.

30 October 2023 - Adjunct Professor (Practice) Alison McMillan PSM, is the Australian Government’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer.

27 September 2024 - This committee guides the implementation of Strengthening Medicare reform measures. It consists of peak bodies, industry leaders, consumer representatives, experts from across the sector and jurisdictional representatives.

18 December 2023 - A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to Medicare.

14 March 2025 - This page outlines the changes made to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) in response to the MBS Review Taskforce's recommendations to date with links to MBS online for fact sheets on the changes.

18 December 2023 - A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to medicines.

14 August 2023 - The National Immunisation Program provides free vaccines to eligible people to help reduce diseases that can be prevented by vaccination.