Medicare referrals process is costing patients extra, health experts warn
When specialist referrals expire, some patients are being charged twice for more costly initial consultations, despite their ...
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Labor announces $1.7b funding boost to Medicare
The Labor government has announced a $1.7 billion boost to Medicare to fund Australia's under-pressure public health system.
AMA launches its 'Modernise Medicare' campaign, calling for reform of the Medicare system
According to the Australian Medical Association, Medicare is stuck in the 1980s, no longer meeting the needs of today’s ...
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New Gosnells Medicare Urgent Care Clinic Location
Western Australians living in Perth's south eastern suburbs will have access to free urgent medical care closer to home with the opening of the ...
If Andrew had waited for his Medicare-subsidised eye examination, he could have gone blind
It was there that Mr Pearce, 40, was diagnosed with a branch retinal vein occlusion, where one of the veins in the retina ...
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Man compensated $10,000 over ‘digital doppelganger’
A man has been awarded $10,000 after his Medicare records were repeatedly intertwined with a ‘digital doppelganger’ who ...
AMA launches Medicare mondernisation campaign
The Australian Medical Association has launched its Modernise Medicare campaign, calling for reform of the Medicare system to ...
PM announces $1.7b Medicare boost to ease pressure on public hospitals
The one-off funding boost will be distributed across all states and territories, increasing the total Commonwealth funding ...
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Bupa and Healthscope lock in deal to cut patient costs
Bupa, one of the major insurers impacted, had raised concerns about the fee’s impact on its members. The health fund engaged ...
Labor unveils $1.7bn funding boost for Medicare
The Albanese government has unveiled a $1.7bn funding boost for Medicare amid “pressures” hampering the country’s health system.
Albanese government announces $1.7 billion for public hospitals to combat rising costs, but delays state funding agreement
The Albanese Government has committed an additional $1.7 billion in funding to Medicare next year as the nation’s public hospital system continues to face mounting pressures.