Medicare Heart Health Check facing funding freeze ahead of election
The Medicare item received two years worth of additional funding in 2023. The Heart Foundation estimates wider uptake of the ...
Australian women will soon be eligible for a menopause health check. Here’s what to expect
What is a menopause health assessment? And how will it improve the health care women receive during this stage in their lives ...
$247 million in unpaid Medicare benefits: How to see if you’re affected and claim
Medicare has revealed it owes Australians hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid benefits, but there’s one small issue ...
Anthony Albanese defends edited 'Mediscare' campaign after the ABC accused Labor of disinformation
Labor's recent paid attack advert shows an old clip of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton supposedly saying in 2014 that 'Medicare is dead'.
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Real Cost Of Coalition's Public Service Cuts
When Labor took office, veterans seeking support after serving their country faced an unthinkable situation - a backlog of 42,000 claims, with some ...
All 151 electorates dipped in bulk-billing rate since ALP came to power
Not one electorate in the country had recorded an increase in GP bulk-billing rates since Labor came to power, analysis shows ...
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ATO orders new real-time anti-fraud tech stack as losses mount
The Australian Tax Office seeks real-time fraud detection technology to counter rising tax scams and unauthorised transactions.
‘10 does not cut it’: Mass plea for Labor to increase Medicare psychology sessions
Exclusive: More than 25,000 mental health patients and experts are calling on Labor to increase the number of Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions, arguing the current limit of 10 is not enough to ...
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‘Killed the golden goose’: Medicare under pressure as Arkaba Medical Clinic ends bulk billing for children
The adjustment comes as the federal government boasts about its commitment to Medicare, the Australian Medical Association launches its Modernise Medicare campaign, and health looms as a key ...
$247 million Medicare cash boost waiting to be claimed: ‘Money owed to all ages’
Nearly one million Australians could receive a cash boost by taking one minute to check this detail. There are about $247 million in unclaimed Medicare benefits waiting to be returned to Aussies, ...