Health

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Commonwealth health-related grants to state and local governments (including funding for public hospitals), the Private Health Insurance Rebate, federal government involvement in the delivery of health services, federal government prevention services other than for infectious diseases, and federal government funding of health research. Commonwealth involvement in the management of infectious diseases, health service standards, health statistics, and radiation protection would continue.

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Health

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Commonwealth health-related grants to state and local governments (including funding for public hospitals), the Private Health Insurance Rebate, federal government involvement in the delivery of health services, federal government prevention services other than for infectious diseases, and federal government funding of health research. Commonwealth involvement in the management of infectious diseases, health service standards, health statistics, and radiation protection would continue.

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Health

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Commonwealth health-related grants to state and local governments (including funding for public hospitals), the Private Health Insurance Rebate, federal government involvement in the delivery of health services, federal government prevention services other than for infectious diseases, and federal government funding of health research. Commonwealth involvement in the management of infectious diseases, health service standards, health statistics, and radiation protection would continue.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) licences for Mount Barker and Victor Harbor

Summary of proposal

This proposal would grant two MRI machines with full Medicare rebate licences, one in Mount Barker and one in Victor Harbor, South Australia. Granting an MRI licence means that the Commonwealth government pays Medicare rebates for images from those machines. Full licences mean patients can receive a rebate for any MRI item on the Medicare Benefits Schedule.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) licences for Mount Barker and Victor Harbor

Summary of proposal

This proposal would grant two MRI machines with full Medicare rebate licences, one in Mount Barker and one in Victor Harbor, South Australia. Granting an MRI licence means that the Commonwealth government pays Medicare rebates for images from those machines. Full licences mean patients can receive a rebate for any MRI item on the Medicare Benefits Schedule.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) licences for Mount Barker and Victor Harbor

Summary of proposal

This proposal would grant two MRI machines with full Medicare rebate licences, one in Mount Barker and one in Victor Harbor, South Australia. Granting an MRI licence means that the Commonwealth government pays Medicare rebates for images from those machines. Full licences mean patients can receive a rebate for any MRI item on the Medicare Benefits Schedule.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Reform the primary health care system of chronic disease management (PER640)

Summary of proposal

The proposal comprises three components to manage chronic diseases in the Australian population by enrolling a specified number of patients in an ongoing chronic disease management scheme. The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019. It would operate in addition to the incentives for general practitioners (GPs) implemented in the 2019-20 Budget measure Guaranteeing Medicare – strengthening primary care.

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Reform the primary health care system of chronic disease management (PER640)

Summary of proposal

The proposal comprises three components to manage chronic diseases in the Australian population by enrolling a specified number of patients in an ongoing chronic disease management scheme. The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019. It would operate in addition to the incentives for general practitioners (GPs) implemented in the 2019-20 Budget measure Guaranteeing Medicare – strengthening primary care.

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Protect Medicare and expand it to cover dental care, expanding to universal dental coverage by 2025 (PER639)

Summary of proposal

This proposal consists of two components.

Component 1 – Re-instate indexation

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Protect Medicare and expand it to cover dental care, expanding to universal dental coverage by 2025 (PER639)

Summary of proposal

This proposal consists of two components.

Component 1 – Re-instate indexation

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