Resources

This fact sheet is for the general public. It explains the changes to the way that natural therapies are covered by private health insurance.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) describes how the Department of Health and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will work together.

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) Bulletin for the 68th Meeting held on 14 and 15 February 2019.

This fact sheet describes the Gold, Silver, Bronze and Basic private hospital insurance tiers, and what they mean to you.

This report presents the results of the Australian Secondary Students’ Alcohol and Drug (ASSAD) survey. It includes statistics on the use of tobacco, alcohol, electronic cigarettes, over-the-counter drugs, and illicit drugs.

This brochure provides you with ideas on how to start the conversation about your end-of-life care.

Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry: Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia – April 2019

This summary sheet outlines the key initiatives from the 2019–20 Budget.

An overview of the Government's increased funding for Medicare in the 2019–20 Budget, and why it is important.

This fact sheet outlines the Government's investment in primary care and why it is important.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government is investing $926 million to support Australia’s doctors in their important role keeping people healthy and out of hospital, and managing what can be challenging chronic conditions for patients.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will make diagnostic services more affordable and accessible for millions of Australians.

This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's additional investments in Medicare and it's response to recommendations from the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will fund a new national strategy to tackle excessive out of pocket costs charged by medical specialists.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will continue long-term monitoring and support for Australians who have high-risk devices implanted during cardiac, breast or hip fracture procedures, and for people who have suffered trauma and injury.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will provide funding for the continued operation of the My Health Record system.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will invest $105.9 million over five years from 2018–19 to continue to improve Medicare compliance arrangements and debt recovery practices.

This fact sheet outlines the Government's funding of an information campaign to explain and raise awareness of important reforms that are making private health insurance simpler and more affordable.

This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's provision for funding of life-saving and life-changing medicines products.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will strengthen the Life Saving Drugs Program (LSDP) to ensure ongoing and free access to life saving drugs for people with rare and life threatening diseases.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will fund of a range of programs to boost safer medication management in the community.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will support people with stomas to manage their condition by adding two new and fully subsidised stoma care products to the Stoma Appliance Scheme.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will improve the operation of the National Medical Stockpile to ensure Australia is well prepared for a national public health emergency.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will expand eligibility of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) program to include people under 21 years of age with congenital hyperinsulinaemia.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will invest $1.25 billion in local services, infrastructure projects and programs under the landmark Community Health and Hospitals Program (CHHP).