Publications

This report provides statistic and data trends on private health insurance reforms by quarter.

The document provides answers to frequently asked questions about the service list for the Support at Home program.

The document provides answers to frequently asked questions about pricing for the Support at Home program.

This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.

This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

This infographic informs patients about Medicare Mental Health Centres.

This infographic informs consumers about Medicare Mental Health Centres.

This instrument is the signed approval for Electronic National Residential Medication Charts.

This fact sheet provides information about changes to the Disability Support for Older Australians program.

This dashboard provides users with high level information on care minutes in residential aged care.

The National Rural Health Commissioner with the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges developed this evidence-based guideline for specialist medical colleges to consider during specialist training selection processes.

We are making changes to residential aged care so senior Australians will have more choice. Find out about the changes and what they will mean for you.

This infographic shows the number of flu (influenza) vaccinations reported to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) during 2022–2025, since 1 March.

This strategy outlines the required capabilities and minimum training requirements for the My Aged Care workforce.

This booklet is aimed at older people and their families and carers. It contains information about the Support at Home program.

This summary provides an overview of the feedback received from stakeholders to develop and refine the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines.

This cost recovery implementation statement describes how the Department of Health and Aged Care recovers the costs of administering the Prescribed List from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

This document provides information on how the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing undertakes cost recovery for administration of private health insurance second-tier default benefits eligibility.

This fact sheet contains details of changes to the Practice Incentives Program – Indigenous Health Incentive (PIP-IHI) that will apply from 1 July 2025.

These guidelines outline how private hospitals can apply for second-tier default benefits eligibility and the assessment criteria. It also explains how we administer eligibility.

This form is for private hospitals to apply for second-tier default benefits eligibility.

The schedule lists the daily rates of subsidies and supplements for government-subsidised aged care. It includes rates for home care, residential aged care, transition care and short-term restorative care (STRC).

This report provides insight from the monitoring and evaluation activity covering the first six months of implementation of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive.

Advice for health providers and other users of the Medicare Benefits Schedule on the interpretation and application of MBS items, explanatory notes and associated legislation, to assist them in billing Medicare correctly.

Advice for health providers and other users of the Medicare Benefits Schedule on the interpretation and application of MBS items, explanatory notes and associated legislation, to assist them in billing Medicare correctly.