Medicare (national public health insurance)
E288820
Medicare is Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance scheme that provides residents with access to free or subsidized medical, hospital, and pharmaceutical services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medicare (Australia) | 16 |
| Medicare (national public health insurance) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2681484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Medicare (national public health insurance) Context triple: [Australian government, responsibleFor, Medicare (national public health insurance)]
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A.
Medicare
Medicare is a U.S. federal health insurance program primarily serving people aged 65 and older, as well as certain younger individuals with disabilities or specific medical conditions.
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B.
Medicare (Canada)
Medicare (Canada) is the publicly funded, universal healthcare system that provides medically necessary hospital and physician services to residents across Canada.
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C.
Medicare trust funds
Medicare trust funds are federal financial accounts that collect dedicated revenues and disburse payments to support the Medicare program’s health coverage for eligible beneficiaries.
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D.
Medicaid
Medicaid is a U.S. government health insurance program that provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families, jointly funded by federal and state governments.
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E.
Medicare Part A
Medicare Part A is the U.S. federal health insurance program component that primarily covers inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice, and some home health care services for eligible older adults and certain disabled individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Medicare (national public health insurance) Target entity description: 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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A.
Medicare
Medicare is a U.S. federal health insurance program primarily serving people aged 65 and older, as well as certain younger individuals with disabilities or specific medical conditions.
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B.
Medicare (Canada)
Medicare (Canada) is the publicly funded, universal healthcare system that provides medically necessary hospital and physician services to residents across Canada.
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C.
Medicare trust funds
Medicare trust funds are federal financial accounts that collect dedicated revenues and disburse payments to support the Medicare program’s health coverage for eligible beneficiaries.
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D.
Medicaid
Medicaid is a U.S. government health insurance program that provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families, jointly funded by federal and state governments.
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E.
Medicare Part A
Medicare Part A is the U.S. federal health insurance program component that primarily covers inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice, and some home health care services for eligible older adults and certain disabled individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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Australian permanent residents ⓘ New Zealand citizens residing in Australia ⓘ certain temporary visa holders ⓘ |
| fundingModel | publicly funded ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Medicare levy
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Medicare levy ⓘ
surface form:
Medicare levy surcharge
general taxation ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Australian Immunisation Register
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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
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surface form:
Australian Government
|
| policyResponsibilityOf |
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
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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
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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines ⓘ free public hospital treatment ⓘ subsidised out-of-hospital medical services ⓘ subsidised pharmaceuticals ⓘ |
| regionServed | Australia ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
National Health Reform Agreement
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private health insurance rebate ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| startTime | 1984-02-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Medicare (national public health insurance) Description of subject: Medicare is Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance scheme that provides residents with access to free or subsidized medical, hospital, and pharmaceutical services.
Referenced by (17)
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