Publications

Medicare benefits can only be claimed for services provided in Australia. Protect your provider number, and never use it for overseas services or let others claim under it while you’re away.

This fact sheet for older people outlines how prices will be set and consumer protections under Support at Home to ensure prices are reasonable and transparent.

These documents clarify claiming benefits for spinal fusion cage devices in product group 13.10.01 on the Prescribed List and list the spinal fusion cages under integral fixation.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the End-of-Life Pathway, part of the Support at Home program.

This fact sheet provides detail on the range of services that can be accessed under Support at Home.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the Restorative Care Pathway and how it can be used for short-term restorative care.

A Quarterly Financial Reporting non-uploadable template for aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their financial information.

The Drug and Alcohol Program (DAP) is a national program delivered by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. This report shares findings from an evaluation by KPMG and the University of Queensland on the impact and administration of the DAP.

This document provides doctors and other stakeholders with additional information about the WIP Rural Advanced Skills payment. It answers some frequently asked questions about the payment.

These guidelines set out how the Workforce Incentive Program operates. It covers eligibility, how to apply and how payments are calculated.

This document provides doctors and other stakeholders with a factsheet of the WIP-Rural Advanced Skills Program.

This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the thirteenth Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 29 July 2025.

Presentation slides from Webinar 13: Aged care reforms – Impacts on the MPS program and providers held on 27 November 2025.

This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the twelfth Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 5 March 2025.

The new framework introduces an improved approach to assessing PHN Program and individual PHN performance that is reflective of the program’s maturity and its intended outcomes.

The 2022–23 and 2023–24 report looks at the performance and outcome of the PHN Program. The performance indicators measure each PHNs' progress towards achieving the results for the PHN Program.

The review examines the PHN Program in the context of the changing operating environment in both primary and mental health care, and to ensure the Program is structured to meet government objectives.

Aged care workers and volunteers can download this checklist of training opportunities to keep track of their learning on the new Aged Care Act.

Aged care providers can download this checklist of training opportunities to keep track of their learning on the new Aged Care Act.

Support at Home helps older people live at home for longer. This fact sheet provides information about the Support at Home classifications and funding for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and carers.

This FAQ document explains how associated providers fit within the aged care regulatory model under the Aged Care Act 2024.

This brochure provides key information on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program including eligibility criteria, how to access a scan and what you need to do after a scan is completed. This brochure is also available in fact sheet format.

This fact sheet provides key information on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program including eligibility criteria, how to access a scan and what you need to do after a scan is completed. This fact sheet is also available in brochure format.

This fact sheet provides information about the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, lung cancer and symptoms, the low-dose CT scan and general questions about lung cancer screening.

The Department and Better Renal Services Steering Committee commissioned the development of a needs assessment report to inform the best possible estimate of need and accessibility of dialysis services in regional and remote Australia, drawing on a range of available datasets.