Our work related to preventive health

The Australian Government has funded a Medicare Integrity Taskforce for 3 years to look at ways to strengthen the integrity of Medicare.

Reaching out for help can feel daunting, but you don’t have to do it alone. Medicare Mental Health provides free mental health, social and emotional wellbeing services for anyone in Australia.

Medicare Mental Health Centres are a welcoming and non-judgemental place where you can access free mental health information, services and supports.

Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) give you and your family more options to see a doctor or nurse when you need care for urgent, but not life-threatening illnesses or injuries.

A MedsCheck enables a patient to go to community pharmacy and discuss their medicines with a pharmacist, who advises on what the medicines do, and how to use and store them, as well as address any problems. A Diabetes MedsCheck focuses on patients with type 2 diabetes and their diabetes medicines.

Men’s sheds are community-based, non-commercial organisations that are open to all men. Men’s sheds improve the health and wellbeing of their members by giving them a safe place to make friends, share meaningful activities, talk, and access health information and resources.

Regional coordinators provide support to men’s sheds in each state and territory in Australia to support men’s access to health information and resources to improve their wellbeing.

We reviewed the comparative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of metal-backed patellae (MBP) in the Prescribed List (PL). We asked if there is evidence to justify MBP having a higher benefit amount than all-polyethylene patellae (APP).

The MPIROCS provides run-off cover to eligible midwives who have stopped private practice. Find out who is eligible and how this scheme works.