The proposal would create Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for preventative and therapeutic dental services, including regular check-ups and teeth cleans, crowns, orthodontic treatment, oral surgeries, periodontics and prosthodontics.

The MBS would include coverage of all items listed in the 13th edition of the Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary (the handbook).

The MBS benefit for each item would align with the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) (or scaled Veterans Dental Schedule (VDS) schedule rates where CDBS pricing is not available).

The proposal would create Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for preventative and therapeutic dental services, including regular check-ups and teeth cleans, crowns, orthodontic treatment, oral surgeries, periodontics and prosthodontics.

The MBS would include coverage of all items listed in the 13th edition of the Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary (the handbook).

The MBS benefit for each item would align with the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) (or scaled Veterans Dental Schedule (VDS) schedule rates where CDBS pricing is not available).

The proposal would create Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for preventative and therapeutic dental services, including regular check-ups and teeth cleans, crowns, orthodontic treatment, oral surgeries, periodontics and prosthodontics.

The MBS would include coverage of all items listed in the 13th edition of the Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary (the handbook).

The MBS benefit for each item would align with the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) (or scaled Veterans Dental Schedule (VDS) schedule rates where CDBS pricing is not available).

The proposal would apply a 20% tax on all sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB).  Sugar-sweetened beverages include all non-alcoholic water-based beverages with added sugar and include soft drinks, cordial, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks and flavoured mineral waters. 

The request also sought distributional analysis of the impact. The proposal would commence from 1 July 2025. 

The proposal would apply a 20% tax on all sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB).  Sugar-sweetened beverages include all non-alcoholic water-based beverages with added sugar and include soft drinks, cordial, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks and flavoured mineral waters. 

The request also sought distributional analysis of the impact. The proposal would commence from 1 July 2025. 

The proposal would subsidise GLP-1 RAs on the PBS for people who are obese and people with type 2 diabetes requiring intensive insulin therapy, with 8 options, from 1 July 2025. 

The proposal would provide Commonwealth subsidies for insulin pumps for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes, with 6 options, from 1 July 2025.

The proposal would limit the advertising of ‘unhealthy foods’ under 7 options from 1 July 2025.
•    Option 1: Marketing unhealthy foods on radio, television, print and social media is banned entirely.
•    Option 2: Marketing unhealthy foods on radio only is banned entirely.
•    Option 3: Marketing unhealthy foods on television only is banned entirely.
•    Option 4: Marketing unhealthy foods in print only is banned entirely.

The proposal would expand Commonwealth subsidies for dental services to eligible persons, with 3 components and 8 sub-options, from 1 July 2024. 

Component 1: Expand Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) subsidies for dental services, with 4 options and 8 sub-options

Option 1: Universal coverage of dental services
Under this option, rebates at 100% of the schedule fees for all items specified in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) would be made available to all Medicare card holders, with 2 sub-options:

The proposal would expand Commonwealth subsidies for dental services to eligible persons, with 3 components and 8 sub-options, from 1 July 2024. 

Component 1: Expand Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) subsidies for dental services, with 4 options and 8 sub-options

Option 1: Universal coverage of dental services
Under this option, rebates at 100% of the schedule fees for all items specified in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) would be made available to all Medicare card holders, with 2 sub-options: