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Australian gov’t invests $360m in Medicare for women’s health
The package includes the first PBS listing of new oral contraceptive pills in over 30 years. The Australian government has ...
GPs are pushing for these Australians to get bulk billed visits
The Royal Australian College of GPs has unveiled its plan to ensure affordable access to GPs ahead of the next federal ...
'Out of date': Australia's top doctors plea for mammoth Medicare overhaul
AMA President and GP Dr Danielle McMullen said the current Medicare system, which came into effect in the 1980s, is an ...
‘Killed the golden goose’: Medicare under pressure as Arkaba Medical Clinic ends bulk billing for children
A major Adelaide GP clinic has dumped bulk billing for children citing lack of support from the federal government and the ...
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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The Australian Medical Association is calling for an overhaul of the healthcare system, describing it as "out of date" and "facing a point of no return". The AMA's Modernise Medicare campaign ...
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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Greens will tax 150 billionaires as part of revenue plan to fund dental into Medicare, GP for free and other cost of living measures
The Greens today have announced a Parliamentary Budget Office-costed plan to tax Australia’s billionaires, as a new revenue measure in the party’s Robin Hood reforms.
Australia's top doctors call for Medicare overhaul
Australia’s top doctors are calling for a mammoth overhaul of the Medicare system. Radio host Kyle Sandilands has revealed he ...
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What The Government’s Health Reform Boost Means For The Women Of Australia
The Albanese government has announced half a billion in funding for women's health reforms in Australia, so what's the real ...
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.
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 ...