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Health overview – Parliament of Australia

WebMedical services and benefits, comprised largely of Medicare and Private Health Insurance rebate expenses, will account for $37.6 billion, or 38.2% of total health expenses in …

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COVID-19: impacts on health and the Australian health system

WebRebecca Storen, Social Policy. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have direct and indirect health impacts for people, as well as the health system (and its workforce). …

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Health in Australia: a quick guide – Parliament of Australia

WebThe Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) calculates that spending on all health care in Australia in 2015–16 totalled $170.4 billion, or 10.3 per cent of gross domestic …

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Sustainable funding of health care: challenges ahead

WebTreasury’s Intergenerational Report 2010 (IGR) estimated that spending on health care by government as a percentage of GDP will nearly double by 2050. A recent report from the …

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Mental health services in Australia: a quick guide

WebAustralian Government. State and territory governments. Leads national policy development, including through the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan; Funds …

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Health overview – Parliament of Australia

WebAssistance to the states and territories, comprising the Australian Government’s contribution to public hospital funding, will account for $27.3 billion, or 25.8% of total health expenses …

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Health in Australia: a quick guide – Parliament of Australia

WebThe Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) calculates that spending on all health care in Australia in 2011–12 totalled just over $140.0 billion or 9.5% of gross domestic …

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A health care system for the 21st century – Parliament of Australia

WebChanging patterns of disease and improvements in medical and communications technology are contributing to the momentum for a new approach to ensure that the Australian …

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Health workforce – Parliament of Australia

WebAccording to the new National medical workforce strategy 2021–2031 (Medical Strategy), in 2020–21, the Australian Government spent $1.5 billion on health workforce and training …

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Improving the health of all Australians: the role of preventative

WebEarly intervention can reduce or even eliminate the need for later, more intensive and costly care. Well-known examples of prevention include vaccination, cancer screening and …

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The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: a quick guide

WebSummary. This quick guide provides an introduction to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the Australian Government program which subsidises the cost of medicines. The …

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Mental health in Australia: a quick guide

WebSpending on mental health services. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) estimates that spending on mental health-related services in Australia from all sources …

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COVID-19 Australian Government roles and responsibilities: an …

WebCOVID-19 is the name given (on 11 February 2020) to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus ‘severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) that …

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Australian COVID-19 response management arrangements: a …

WebThe Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (7 February 2020) ( COVID-19 Plan) adapts the Pandemic Influenza Plan to specifically …

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Medicare: a quick guide – Parliament of Australia

WebMedicare is Australia’s national health insurance scheme which subsidises the cost of many medical and allied health services. Medicare commenced on 1 February 1984, following …

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Chronic disease management: the role of private health insurance

WebCDMPs involve the development of a written treatment plan which specifies the types of services that are to be provided and funded, the frequency of these services and their …

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Health practitioner regulation: a quick guide – Parliament of …

WebSource: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and National Boards, A unique and substantial achievement: Ten years of national health practitioner regulation in …

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Private Health Insurance: a quick guide – Parliament of Australia

WebPrivate health insurers can operate nationally, or be based in a particular jurisdiction or region. According to industry regulator APRA, in 2015–16 private health insurers paid …

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Asylum seekers and refugees: what are the facts

WebAustralia has a long history of accepting refugees for resettlement and over 800,000 refugees and displaced persons have settled in Australia since 1945. There is a …

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