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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The proposal would fund a new bulk-billed Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item to perform National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) functional assessments for current and prospective participants with the following options.

The proposal would fund a new bulk-billed Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item to perform National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) functional assessments for current and prospective participants with the following options.