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27 October 2025 - Providers need to make claims to the department to receive or reconcile subsidy payments. The process for claiming subsidies is different depending on the service group.

20 February 2025 - Find out how palliative care is different for children and young people or if you are caring for someone receiving palliative care.

29 October 2025 - The Medical Workforce Advisory Collaboration met on 11 Sept 2025 to discuss rural medical workforce strategies, junior doctor recruitment, clinical supervision improvements, and promoting generalism.

31 October 2025 - This guide is for assessment organisations. It outlines the information you must consider and record when conducting home support assessments and comprehensive assessments using the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT).

3 November 2023 - Australians can now register with their preferred general practice in MyMedicare. Learn about the new voluntary patient registration system, how to register, and what it means for you.

1 November 2025 - Find out how we manage personal information collected through an assessment organisation. The department contracts the assessment organisation to undertake aged care needs assessments.

12 April 2022 - Health technologies include things like medicines, vaccines, medical devices and tests. Digital health innovations, such as electronic health records and electronic prescriptions, are increasingly used to improve healthcare service access, transparency and personalisation.

19 October 2025 - An independent review will consider accommodation pricing in residential aged care, including the rate and design of the accommodation supplement.

7 January 2025 - Carolina is an aged care volunteer through the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme. She opens up about how happy she feels paying visits to Gisa in her residential aged care home.

2 May 2024 - Aged care volunteer Ruth is a Reception, Administration and Social Outings Assistant with Nepean Food Services – Meals on Wheels™. She opens up about how she got into volunteering and what she enjoys the most about her role.