Corporate resources
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.
Budget 2019–20: Prioritising Mental Health – national headspace network
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will expand the headspace network by creating new sites in 30 locations nationally, and will provide more funding to boost frontline services and reduce wait times.
Budget 2019–20: Prioritising Mental Health – Early Psychosis Youth Services
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will continue to support young people experiencing mental illness, by investing $110 million in the Early Psychosis Youth Services program.
Budget 2019–20: Prioritising Mental Health – National Suicide Information Initiative
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will establish a new national system for collection and coordination of information on suicide and self-harm.
Budget 2019–20: Prioritising Mental Health – Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing Program
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will support the mental health of expectant and new parents through an innovative Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing Program.
Budget 2019–20: Prioritising Mental Health – National Mental Health Workplace Initiative
This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will support employers, industries, small businesses and sole traders to create mentally healthy workplaces.
Budget 2019–20: Prioritising Mental Health – natural disaster assistance
This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's provision for additional mental health services and support for people affected by recent natural disasters.
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