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 ...

Between $1.5 billion to $10 billion of public money is being lost in Medicare rorts every year because of weak oversight and ...

Why Medicare is at a 'tipping point' — and what could be done to save it The Australian Medical Association is calling for an overhaul of the healthcare system, describing it as "out of date ...

Select spokesperson Sophie Ryan has encouraged Aussies to check their hospital cover now, if they want to avoid an extra tax. (Source: iSelect/Getty) Australians are being urged ...

Medicare, and its predecessor Medibank, introduced in 1975, have never provided free, universal health care. Many essential services, such as dental care, are not covered.

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 ...

When one of my friends told me on ACT budget night that ACT ratepayers would be paying a $250 health levy, I told her not to ...

Australia is set to unveil six Medicare Urgent Care Clinics ( UCCs) in the remote regions of the Northern Territory (NT). These facilities are part of the extra 29 clinics announced and funded ...

Australian Medical Association President Dr Danielle McMullen has spoken on the issues of bulk billing in Australia claiming the underlying structure of rebates isn’t “fit for purpose anymore”.