Medicare (national public health insurance)

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Medicare is Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance scheme that provides residents with access to free or subsidized medical, hospital, and pharmaceutical services.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government program ⓘ
public health insurance scheme ⓘ
universal health care system ⓘ
administeredBy Services Australia ⓘ
appliesInJurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
benefitType hospital services coverage ⓘ
medical services rebate ⓘ
pharmaceutical subsidy ⓘ
costSharingMechanism bulk billing ⓘ
patient co-payments ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
coverageType universal health coverage ⓘ
coversServiceType diagnostic imaging ⓘ
general practitioner services ⓘ
pathology services ⓘ
some allied health services ⓘ
specialist medical services ⓘ
eligiblePopulation Australian citizens ⓘ
Australian permanent residents ⓘ
New Zealand citizens residing in Australia ⓘ
certain temporary visa holders ⓘ
fundingModel publicly funded ⓘ
fundingSource Medicare levy ⓘ
Medicare levy surcharge ⓘ
linked to: Medicare levy

general taxation ⓘ
hasComponent Australian Immunisation Register ⓘ
Australian Organ Donor Register ⓘ
Medicare Benefits Schedule ⓘ
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ⓘ
hasFeature safety net for high out-of-pocket costs ⓘ
identificationDocument Medicare card ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Health Insurance Act 1973 ⓘ
operatedBy Australian Government ⓘ
policyResponsibilityOf Department of Health and Aged Care ⓘ
predecessor Medibank (Australia) ⓘ
primaryGoal protect individuals from high medical costs ⓘ
provide affordable access to health care ⓘ
providesAccessTo Medicare Benefits Schedule services ⓘ
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines ⓘ
free public hospital treatment ⓘ
subsidised out-of-hospital medical services ⓘ
subsidised pharmaceuticals ⓘ
regionServed Australia ⓘ
relatedProgram National Health Reform Agreement ⓘ
private health insurance rebate ⓘ
sector health care ⓘ
startTime 1984-02-01 ⓘ

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Australian government → responsibleFor → Medicare (national public health insurance) ⓘ
Sydney Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Royal Melbourne Hospital → healthSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Coffs Harbour Health Campus → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Manning Base Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Tweed Hospital → healthcare → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Royal Darwin Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Moruya District Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Nambour General Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Gosford Hospital → healthcare → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Wyong Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Tumut District Hospital → hasHealthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Orange Health Service → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Kandos Hospital → healthSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Mudgee Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Royal Canberra Hospital → publicHealthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Dandenong Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Dubbo Base Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Frankston Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Monash Children’s Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Minister for Health and Ageing (Australia) → portfolio → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Westmead Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Kyogle Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Queanbeyan Hospital → healthcare → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Young District Hospital → healthcareSystem → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)
Royal Adelaide Hospital → healthcare → Medicare (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Medicare (national public health insurance)