In September, the Australian government announced it would extend Medicare subsidies for telehealth with primary care providers and specialists through the end of March 2021. These policies have ...

Australia’s Medicare is funded by a levy — 2 percent of personal taxable income; low-income workers making less than AU$22,398 (about $15,000) are exempted — and other tax revenues.

Medicare changes: Everything you need to know about the biggest shake-up to Australian healthcare in decades. Bulk-billing reforms came into effect on November 1 ...

The Australian government has opened its review into the Health Professional Online Services (HPOS) system, releasing a discussion paper on Friday for public consultation. The review, announced ...

Medicare change #1: Telehealth changes. One of the biggest changes - which has already kicked in - is that Medicare will cover longer telehealth doctor's appointments for registered MyMedicare ...

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Australia has a universal, publicly funded health insurance scheme known as Medicare, which means that every Australian, alongside a small number of eligible international visitors, can access ...

Australia's health system is riddled with inequality and compromise. Dr Mitchell Squire makes the case for Medicare reform. Medicare reform: in Australian healthcare, you get what you pay for ...

Australia’s universal health care scheme, Medicare (formerly Medibank) has undergone several changes since its inception by the Whitlam Labor government in 1975. Today, Medicare guarantees all ...

Reports from Australian daily newspapers The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald show the Greens party previously advocated for funding gender-affirming surgery under Medicare in its 2022 election ...