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6 June 2023 - Read the latest news on cancer.

4 April 2025 - The Traumatic Brain Injury Mission is investing $50 million to improve patient recovery after brain injury. It will support projects that predict recovery outcomes, or identify the most effective care and treatments.

20 May 2025 - Haemopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) therapy can save the lives of patients with conditions of the blood, blood-producing organs or immune system. The program funds several initiatives to help eligible Australians to access HPC treatments.

22 January 2024 - Medicare provides Australians with free or subsidised health care. Australians help to cover its costs through the Medicare levy. We thoroughly assess medical services and medicines to ensure we only subsidise those that are clinically effective, cost effective and as safe as possible.

12 March 2025 - Some people are at higher risk of getting COVID-19, or of getting severe illness, getting long COVID or dying from COVID-19. If you are at high risk, you should take extra precautions – especially getting vaccinated – and talk to your doctor. You might be eligible for antiviral medicines.

31 March 2022 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on winter season preparedness.

6 June 2023 - A list of resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about drugs.

23 October 2024 - Medicare subsidises a large number of health services and products. You can use your Medicare card to access medical services, hospital services for public patients, surgical services, prescription medicines, eye tests, pathology tests, imaging and scans.

12 February 2026 - My Health Record is Australia’s secure consumer-controlled national electronic health record system that contains an online summary of an individual’s key health information. 

6 June 2023 - A list of organisations relevant to Medicare.