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VCE Stuff => VCE Health and Physical Education => VCE Arts/Humanities/Health => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE Health and Human Development => Topic started by: madi1234 on June 01, 2009, 10:00:04 am
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Has anyone got any notes on that ?
and Private health insurance
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http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/
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http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/
Yeah as if i haven't been there yet.
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http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/
Yeah as if i haven't been there yet.
That would've been such a 'smartass' post if you didn't get your quotations wrong:). Nevertheless, there are heaps of government reports regarding medicare on the net (if that's what you wanted?)
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http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/
Yeah as if i haven't been there yet.
That would've been such a 'smartass' post if you didn't get your quotations wrong:). Nevertheless, there are heaps of government reports regarding medicare on the net (if that's what you wanted?)
Yeah i wasnt paying attention when i wrote it..
And i was more looking for something more simple, cause i've read them, and the text book and jazz.
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Firstly, please be polite to other members who are merely trying to assist you.
What aspects of medicare are you having difficulty understanding?
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Firstly, please be polite to other members who are merely trying to assist you.
+1
lol. at the quotations.
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Thread looks empty, so I'll invade with uni lecture notes.
Department of Health & Ageing is a department within the Commonwealth/Federal government of Australia
Here is their website: http://www.health.gov.au/
Role: promote Better health and active ageing for all Australians through strengthening evidence-based policy advising, improving program management, research, regulation and partnerships with other government agencies, consumers and stakeholders on issues related to health and ageing.
Medicare Australia
Department of the Commonwealth/Federal government of Australia and is located within Department of Health & Ageing
http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/ <----------------------------------------------------- lol, nah just kidding. But do look at it since it actually has everything.
They administer stuff like:
Medicare
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Australian Childhood immunisation program (ACIR)
Australian government 30% private health insurance rebate
Australian organ donor registry
Medicare
Provides access (for eligible public) to:
free treatment as a public patient in a public hospital
free or subsidised treatment by medical practitioners including general practitioners, specialists, participating optometrists or dentist (for specific services only)
Responsible for detecting and preventing abuse to the Medicare system
How does it work (free/subsidised treatment)?
Bulk billing: the doctor bills Medicare directly, accepting the Medicare benefits as full payment for a service
Accounts: the doctor charges patient a fee, and patient pay the account and then claim the benefit
OR claim unpaid account from Medicare and receive a cheque made out in the doctors name which is given to doctor along with any outstanding balance
Medicare usually pays:
the full Schedule fee for GP services
85 per cent of the Schedule fee for other out-of-hospital services
75 per cent of the Schedule fee for in-hospital services
Safety net exist for patient co-payment. If total annual (calendar year) reaches a certain amount,
all subsequent expenses will be free or attract higher re-imbursement
(http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/public/services/msn/files/1856-24-how-does-the-medicare-safety-net-work.pdf)
Private health care system in Australia
Can be accessed by anyone who is able to pay
Types of private health care available ranges from individual consult with doctors, pathology tests (eg. Gribbles or Mayne) to hospitalisation (eg. Epworth Hospital-Richmond or Cabrini Hospital)
Generally run by large organisations (eg. Epworth Healthcare, Ramsay Health Care, Healthscope)
Can subscribe to private health insurance to reduce payment from individual patients
Private health insurances:
HBA
Medibank private
NIB Health Funds
Different levels of cover available at different premiums
Attracts 30% rebate from Australian government for some individuals
Comparing them:
Private:
Can choose your own doctor
Can select your own hospitals & type of bed (shared/singleroom)
Generally minimal waiting time but can be long sometimes
Public:
Cannot choose your doctor
Cannot select your own hospital or type of bed
Can have a long waiting time for a procedure (except in an emergency)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have much more but I'll cut it down since I don't even know what's relevant to this subject (didn't do it). <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<