Publications

This document shows how much we spent in October to December 2022 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme in the 2022–2023 financial year.

This document shows how much we spent in January to March 2023 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme in the 2022–2023 financial year.

This document shows how much we spent in July to September 2023 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme in the 2022-2023 financial year.

A poster for community and healthcare settings for patients to find out more about a co-payment freeze on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines.

This is document details frequently asked questions about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the patient co-payment freeze and other questions pharmacists may have about the freeze.

This factsheet contains information on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) co-payment freeze and how the freeze help keep PBS medicines affordable for your patients.

This fact sheet contains information on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) co-payment freeze and how the freeze help keep PBS medicines affordable for your patients.

This is document details frequently asked questions about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the co-payment freeze and the PBS safety net.

A poster for community and healthcare settings for patients to find out more about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) patient co-payment freeze.

This report is of gifts given to officers of the Department of Health and Aged Care that are valued at or above the $100 threshold, as at 31 December 2024.

This user guide explains to administrators how to use the My Aged Care Service and Support Portal.

These social media tiles are designed to help raise awareness of Medicare benefits. Share them to highlight the availability of affordable healthcare, urgent care, mental health support, and dental services for eligible children.

Approved aged care providers must complete and submit the most recent version of this form each time you request AN-ACC Class 1 status for a care recipient. The form is available in 14 languages to help care recipients understand it, but you must complete the English version (a legal requirement).

This document provides a high-level summary of stakeholder feedback received in response to Consultation Paper 9 – CIED and the cost of technical support services.

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

This plain language fact sheet gives a summary of each chapter of the Aged Care Act 2024. The new Aged Care Act will start from 1 July 2025.

The National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) provides a Pathology Test Guide for Cervical and Vaginal Testing. The resource has been updated to align with the updated NCSP guidelines (released on 6th January 2025) to assist Health Care Professionals and Laboratories.

This fact sheet answers questions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may have about the shingles vaccine.

This fact sheet provides guidance on WIP Practice Stream reporting requirements.

This report from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) details the methods used to assess, for a range of therapies, whether they are suitable to be covered by private health insurance.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care of a case.

The National Consistent Payments (NCP) Fact Sheet contains a brief summary on the NCP process, including payment details and links to resources that contain more detailed information.

This publication provides key information from the 12 meeting of the Allied Health Industry Reference Group, which was open to all allied health professional associations. The publication includes major topics that were covered, points of discussion, and actions that the Department has agreed to.

This fact sheet provides more information about the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.

The MyMedicare Program Guidelines (the guidelines) provide clear guidance for practices, General Practitioners (GPs) and patients who wish to voluntarily register with the MyMedicare Program (the program). The guidelines also set out the program’s requirements, benefits and dispute processes.