Our work

Learn about how we are reducing benefits for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs).

Learn about legislation changes to the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 and related instruments that will give effect to the Prescribed List Reforms.

Find out what we’re doing to make cosmetic surgery safer in Australia.

Learn about general use items and the history around these items on the Prescribed List.

Learn about compliance and assurance measures to safeguard the settings of the Prescribed List.

The Australian Government has funded a Medicare Integrity Taskforce for 3 years to look at ways to strengthen the integrity of Medicare.

Learn about the work we are doing to modernise the process of applying to have a product included on the Prescribed List.

We are changing the online application system from the Prescribed List Management System to the Health Products Portal. Learn about this change, including key dates.

We are reducing the benefits paid for some Prescribed List devices and products to better align with prices paid in the public sector.

Health ministers in Australia asked the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman to review the process for accrediting specialist medical college training sites. Learn more about the resulting reform that’s in progress.

Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule items for chronic disease management have been deferred from 1 November 2024 until 1 July 2025. The additional time will support all practices and providers, including GPs and allied health providers, to be ready for the changes to these important services.