Medicare is a publicly funded universal health care scheme in Australia. Operated by the government authority Medicare Australia, Medicare is the primary funder of health care in Australia, funding primary health care for Australian citizens and permanent residents (except for those on Norfolk Island). Residents are entitled to subsidised treatment from medical practitioners, eligible midwives, nurse practitioners and allied health professionals who have been issued a Medicare provider number, and can also obtain free treatment in public hospitals.
Health care in Australia is provided by both private and government institutions. The federal Minister for Health, currentlySussan Ley, administers national health policy, elements of which (such as the operation of hospitals) are operated by stategovernments. Medicare is the publicly funded universal health care system in Australia and was instituted in 1984. It coexists with a private health system. Medicare is funded partly by a 2% Medicare levy (with exceptions for low-income earners), with the balance being provided by government from general revenue. An additional levy of 1% is imposed on high-income earners without private health insurance. As well as Medicare, there is a separate Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that considerably subsidises a range of prescription medications. The funding model for health care in Australia has seenpolitical polarisation, with governments being crucial in shaping national health care policy.
Medicare is a publicly funded universal health care scheme in Australia. Operated by the government authority Medicare Australia, Medicare is the primary funder of health care in Australia, funding primary health care for Australian citizens and permanent residents (except for those on Norfolk Island). Residents are entitled to subsidised treatment from medical practitioners, eligible midwives, nurse practitioners and allied health professionals who have been issued a Medicare provider number, and can also obtain free treatment in public hospitals. Health care in Australia is provided by both private and government institutions. The federal Minister for Health, currentlySussan Ley, administers national health policy, elements of which (such as the operation of hospitals) are operated by stategovernments. Medicare is the publicly funded universal health care system in Australia and was instituted in 1984. It coexists with a private health system. Medicare is funded partly by a 2% Medicare levy (with exceptions for low-income earners), with the balance being provided by government from general revenue. An additional levy of 1% is imposed on high-income earners without private health insurance. As well as Medicare, there is a separate Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that considerably subsidises a range of prescription medications. The funding model for health care in Australia has seenpolitical polarisation, with governments being crucial in shaping national health care policy.
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