12+ hour, 13+ min ago  (469+ words) The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has been getting busy in the Medicare promotion kitchen, but not on assignment of benefit. Adding to its existing "Medicare's got the bill' campaign, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has produced…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (473+ words) Medicare rebates will not be keeping pace with inflation this year, but private health insurance premiums will. The federal government may have approved a higher-than-usual increase to private health premiums this year in recognition of the rising costs of providing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (418+ words) Non-vocationally registered doctors already enrolled in OMPEP will keep access to higher GP Medicare rebates until 2030 under a four-year extension. Thousands of non-vocationally registered doctors working in rural, remote and after-hours settings will remain eligible for higher GP Medicare rebates…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (860+ words) Healthcare Homes "did damage a lot of trust" in blended funding models, Grattan Institute health economist Peter Breadon says. His challenge now is to rebuild it. Fairer healthcare funding for Australians starts with the end of fee-for-service as the main…...