Across
- 2. in medicine means that all information relating to a patient, including their personal details and any stored information, must not be shared
- 3. ensures that people who require frequent services covered by Medicare, such as doctor’s visits and tests, receive additional financial support
- 4. the amount that Medicare contributes towards certain consultations and treatments. The government decides what each item is worth and that’s what Medicare pays
- 8. ensures that people who spend a large amount of money on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medications receive additional financial support
- 10. a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something
- 11. expenses costs that patients must pay themselves
- 12. the amount paid for insurance
- 15. an additional 1–1.5 per cent tax on high income earners who do not have private health insurance
- 16. a determination of whether an individual or family is eligible for government assistance based on their level of income. This is sometimes referred to as means testing.
- 17. being answerable or accountable for something within one's control
- 18. costs for treatment and accommodation in a public hospital
Down
- 1. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; deaths of babies usually up to around six months old, which have no real explanation
- 2. the payment made by the consumer for health products or services in addition to the amount paid by the government
- 5. an insurance policy that helps pay for services not covered by Medicare
- 6. something that motivates or encourages someone to do something
- 7. means that anything discussed between a doctor and a patient must be kept private
- 9. costs for services such as doctors, specialists, tests and x-rays
- 13. 2 per cent tax for most Australian tax payers to fund Medicare
- 14. when the doctor or specialist charges only the Schedule fee. The payment is claimed directly from Medicare so there are no out-of-pocket expenses for the patient.