Publications

This fact sheet provides information to help support the correct billing of Medicare Benefits Schedule Items (MBS) 18222 and 18225 for regional or field nerve blocks.

A resource for patients outlining available Australian Government-funded mental health supports through the Medicare Benefits Schedule.

A resource for patients outlining available Australian Government-funded in-person, phone and video mental health supports.

A resource for patients outlining available Australian Government-funded online and digital mental health supports.

This version of the strengthened Quality Standards was piloted by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission from April to October 2023.

A resource for GPs outlining available Australian Government-funded mental health supports.

An example scenario of a patient's journey through Better Access, incorporating the 1 November 2025 changes.

This spreadsheet classifies MBS items by private health insurance clinical category or procedure type and includes MBS items effective 1 November 2025.

Standard clinical category definitions for private health insurance hospital policies, released on 16 October 2025 and effective 1 November 2025.

This form can be used to identify a condition for consideration for newborn bloodspot screening programs, through the 2025 Open Call for conditions.

This dashboard provides users with information on the progress of residential aged care funding assessments.

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.

Older people, their families and carers can download this checklist of training opportunities to keep track of their learning on the new Aged Care Act.

This report contains monthly statistics for the Voucher Scheme component of the Hearing Services Program for the 2024–25 financial year through to 30 June 2025.

The Prescribed List reforms finished in June 2025. This document list the reforms objectives and achievements.

This fact sheet explains the Higher Everyday Living Fee (HELF) that will be introduced on 1 November 2025. It includes useful information on the new fee and the transition from previous arrangements for both providers and consumers.

At the start of your aged care journey, you may be seeking information on how to access government-subsidised aged care services, such as Support at Home, and what steps are involved in the process.

This resource provides practical steps to enable community health practitioners to continue to play a critical role in supporting older people to live at home for longer.

This provides practical steps to enable General Practitioners (GPs) to continue to play a critical role in supporting older people to live at home for longer.

This document answers some frequently asked questions about the Support at Home program from aged care providers.

This toolkit provides information and materials to help aged care providers, peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups inform older people, their families and carers about how the Support at Home program will operate under the new Aged Care Act.

This flowchart shows the pathways that people take through the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. It identifies what stages people are contacted throughout the process and who contacts them.

This document is to support providers to commence Support at Home claiming from 1 December 2025.

These Guidelines are a general guide to assist a pharmacist making a request to the Minister for approval to supply pharmaceutical benefits at particular pharmacy premises.