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Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 2019–20: Prioritising Mental Health – community mental health
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will provide $275 million to support a range of national and local mental health initiatives designed to ensure that our communities can access the best possible care in times of need.
Budget at a glance
This summary sheet outlines the key initiatives from the 2019–20 Budget.
Budget 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.
Budget 2019–20: Guaranteeing Medicare – strengthening primary care
This fact sheet outlines the Government's investment in primary care and why it is important.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Budget 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).
Budget 2019–20: Supporting our Hospitals – additional infrastructure and services
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will continue to invest in important hospital infrastructure projects and lifesaving health services to ensure Australians can access the care they need, where they need it.
Budget 2019–20: Supporting our Hospitals – National Health Funding Body – funding requirements
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will continue to fund the National Health Funding Body (NHFB) in its operational support of the National Health Reform Agreement.
Budget 2019–20: Fighting Cancer – additional infrastructure and services
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will invest $70.8 million in vital infrastructure and services to support Australians who are fighting cancer.
Budget 2019–20: Fighting Cancer – Prostate Cancer Nurses Program – continuation and expansion
This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's support for up to 34 new prostate cancer nurses and ensure ongoing funding for existing nurses.
Budget 2019–20: Fighting Cancer – McGrath Foundation breast care nurses
This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's additional investment of $27.7 million to support women with breast cancer and increase the number of breast care nurses in Australia to 117 by 2022–23.
Budget 2019–20: Prioritising Mental Health – youth mental health and suicide prevention plan
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will provide $461 million for a national strategy to prevent suicide and promote the mental wellbeing of young and Indigenous Australians.
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