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Private health insurance reforms – changing coverage for some natural therapies
This fact sheet is for the general public. It explains the changes to the way that natural therapies are covered by private health insurance.
Part of a collection: Private health insurance reforms – consumer resourcesMemorandum of Understanding with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) describes how the Department of Health and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will work together.
ATAGI Bulletin for the 68th Meeting, 14-15 February 2019
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) Bulletin for the 68th Meeting held on 14 and 15 February 2019.
Private health insurance reforms – Gold, Silver, Bronze, Basic product tiers – fact sheet
This fact sheet describes the Gold, Silver, Bronze and Basic private hospital insurance tiers, and what they mean to you.
Part of a collection: Private health insurance reforms – consumer resourcesSecondary school students’ use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs in 2017
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.
Part of a collection: Australian secondary school students alcohol and drug (ASSAD) survey 2017What matters to me: conversation guide
This brochure provides you with ideas on how to start the conversation about your end-of-life care.
Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia
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
Budget at a glance
This summary sheet outlines the key initiatives from the 2019–20 Budget.
Part of a collection: Health Budget 2019–20Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – overview
An overview of the Government's increased funding for Medicare in the 2019–20 Budget, and why it is important.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – strengthening primary care
This fact sheet outlines the Government's investment in primary care and why it is important.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – supporting doctors
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – improved patient access to diagnostic imaging
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will make diagnostic services more affordable and accessible for millions of Australians.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – Medicare Benefits Schedule Review – response to Taskforce recommendations
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – improving transparency of out of pocket costs
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – cardiac, breast, hip fracture and trauma registries
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – My Health Record
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will provide funding for the continued operation of the My Health Record system.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – improving quality and safety through stronger compliance
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – private health insurance reforms information campaign
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Improving Access to Medicines – Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme – new and amended listings
This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's provision for funding of life-saving and life-changing medicines products.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Improving Access to Medicines – Life Saving Drugs Program
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Improving Access to Medicines – supporting pharmacies and consumer access
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will fund of a range of programs to boost safer medication management in the community.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Improving Access to Medicines – Stoma Appliance Scheme new listings
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Improving Access to Medicines – National Medical Stockpile – new model of operations
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Improving Access to Medicines – expansion of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring program
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.
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare and access to medicinesBudget 2019–20: Supporting our Hospitals – Community Health and Hospitals Program
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).
Part of a collection: Budget 2019–20: Supporting our hospitals