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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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
surface form: Medicare levy surcharge

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
surface form: Australian Government
policyResponsibilityOf Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
surface form: 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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