Australia's Health System

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Across
  1. 1. Government provided lifesaving and disease prevention medication to the community at a subsidised cost
  2. 3. financial resources that are provided to keep the health system adequately staffed and resourced
  3. 4. 2% of taxable income paid by most tax payers (except low income earners)
  4. 5. The name of the incentive created by the government to encourage young people to take out private health insurance
  5. 6. The amount Medicare will contribute to selected procedures
  6. 10. An example of a service/treatment medicare will subsidise the cost of
  7. 12. ensuring an efficient health workforce and system, promoting disease prevention and early intervention, ensuring adequate funding and regulation of the health system and research and monitoring
  8. 14. giving people access to health care based on what they need to be healthy rather than the same thing for everyone
Down
  1. 1. You pay a premium for this in order to help cover health related costs not covered by medicare
  2. 2. If a person qualifies for the NDIS the first step is to create an ______
  3. 7. when a doctor or specialist charges only the scheduled fee
  4. 8. - Australia's universal health insurance scheme
  5. 9. promotes equity by providing extra financial assistance for people who incur significant out of pocket costs for medications over a 12 month period.
  6. 11. when only part of the cost of medication is covered the patient must the make a _______
  7. 13. Provides services and supports for people with permanent disabilities, their families and carers