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- 3. Optional insurance individuals can purchase to cover services not included under Medicare.
- 4. Provides additional financial assistance when individuals or families reach a certain threshold of out-of-pocket costs for Medicare services.
- 5. The difference between what Medicare/private insurance pays and what the healthcare provider charges.
- 7. Australia’s universal health insurance scheme.
- 11. Private health insurance that covers treatment in private hospitals or as a private patient in a public hospital.
- 12. A government program that subsidises the cost of prescription medicines to make them more affordable.
- 13. Part of private health insurance that pays for non-hospital services such as dental, physiotherapy, and optical care.
- 14. When a doctor accepts the Medicare schedule fee as full payment, meaning no out-of-pocket cost for the patient.
- 15. An additional 1–1.5% tax for high-income earners who do not have private health insurance.
- 16. A 2% tax on taxable income used to help fund Medicare.
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- 1. The amount set by the government for specific medical services under the MBS.
- 2. A government-funded program that provides support for Australians with permanent and significant disabilities.
- 6. Health professionals who are not doctors, dentists, or nurses (e.g., physiotherapists, psychologists, dietitians).
- 8. The regular payment made for private health insurance coverage.
- 9. A government initiative that encourages people to take out private health insurance before age 31. Those who join later pay 2% more in premiums for each year over 30.
- 10. The amount a patient pays when the medical charge exceeds the Medicare schedule fee.