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12 March 2025 - An out of pocket cost is the difference between the amount a doctor charges for a medical service and what Medicare and any private health insurer pays. Out of pocket costs are also called gap or patient payments.

4 June 2025 - To access the Home Care Packages Program, older people must first be assessed by an aged care assessor. Find out how packages are assigned and funded, and how services are delivered to support older people with complex needs to live independently at home.

23 April 2025 - This webinar gave aged care providers and older people, families and carers an overview of how residential care fees are changing under the Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025.

2 June 2025 - The National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule is a series of immunisations given at specific times throughout your life. The immunisations range from birth through to adulthood.

17 June 2025 - A care recipient’s fees will depend on their package level, their income assessment and negotiations with their provider. See examples to better understand how Services Australia calculates fees and how income assessment works for people entering the program from 1 July 2014.

10 June 2025 - This manual helps approved providers of Home Care Packages to understand their responsibilities. It provides information about fees and charges, care planning, package inclusions and exclusions, package budgets, reporting and responding to special needs.

4 June 2025 - As an approved provider, you must offer reasonable and transparent prices. Find out how you must set prices, publish your prices and charge for services in the Home Care Packages Program.

23 June 2025 - As an approved provider of residential aged care, you may be eligible for a supplement to help you have at least one registered nurse (RN) onsite and on duty at all times.

4 June 2025 - As an approved provider, you must meet price transparency requirements, including publishing your prices on My Aged Care and providing your pricing schedule to your care recipients. Find out how to publish prices and what should be in your pricing schedule.

10 June 2025 - This webinar provides an update to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on in-home aged care reform.