Subsidise insulin pumps for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide Commonwealth subsidies for insulin pumps for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes, with 6 options, from 1 July 2025.

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Limit marketing of unhealthy foods on radio, television, print and social media, especially for children

Summary of proposal

The proposal would limit the advertising of ‘unhealthy foods’ under 7 options from 1 July 2025.
•    Option 1: Marketing unhealthy foods on radio, television, print and social media is banned entirely.
•    Option 2: Marketing unhealthy foods on radio only is banned entirely.
•    Option 3: Marketing unhealthy foods on television only is banned entirely.
•    Option 4: Marketing unhealthy foods in print only is banned entirely.

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Various policy options for reforming Commonwealth subsidies of dental services

Summary of proposal

The proposal would expand Commonwealth subsidies for dental services to eligible persons, with 3 components and 8 sub-options, from 1 July 2024. 

Component 1: Expand Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) subsidies for dental services, with 4 options and 8 sub-options

Option 1: Universal coverage of dental services
Under this option, rebates at 100% of the schedule fees for all items specified in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) would be made available to all Medicare card holders, with 2 sub-options:

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Various policy options for reforming Commonwealth subsidies of dental services

Summary of proposal

The proposal would expand Commonwealth subsidies for dental services to eligible persons, with 3 components and 8 sub-options, from 1 July 2024. 

Component 1: Expand Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) subsidies for dental services, with 4 options and 8 sub-options

Option 1: Universal coverage of dental services
Under this option, rebates at 100% of the schedule fees for all items specified in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) would be made available to all Medicare card holders, with 2 sub-options:

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Various policy options for reforming Commonwealth subsidies of dental services

Summary of proposal

The proposal would expand Commonwealth subsidies for dental services to eligible persons, with 3 components and 8 sub-options, from 1 July 2024. 

Component 1: Expand Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) subsidies for dental services, with 4 options and 8 sub-options

Option 1: Universal coverage of dental services
Under this option, rebates at 100% of the schedule fees for all items specified in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) would be made available to all Medicare card holders, with 2 sub-options:

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Health

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Commonwealth health-related grants to state and local governments (including funding for public hospitals), the Private Health Insurance Rebate, federal government involvement in the delivery of health services, federal government prevention services other than for infectious diseases, and federal government funding of health research. Commonwealth involvement in the management of infectious diseases, health service standards, health statistics, and radiation protection would continue.

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Health

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Commonwealth health-related grants to state and local governments (including funding for public hospitals), the Private Health Insurance Rebate, federal government involvement in the delivery of health services, federal government prevention services other than for infectious diseases, and federal government funding of health research. Commonwealth involvement in the management of infectious diseases, health service standards, health statistics, and radiation protection would continue.

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Health

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Commonwealth health-related grants to state and local governments (including funding for public hospitals), the Private Health Insurance Rebate, federal government involvement in the delivery of health services, federal government prevention services other than for infectious diseases, and federal government funding of health research. Commonwealth involvement in the management of infectious diseases, health service standards, health statistics, and radiation protection would continue.

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Health

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

Option 1: Abolish Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Commonwealth health-related grants to state and local governments (including funding for public hospitals), the Private Health Insurance Rebate, federal government involvement in the delivery of health services, federal government prevention services other than for infectious diseases, and federal government funding of health research. Commonwealth involvement in the management of infectious diseases, health service standards, health statistics, and radiation protection would continue.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) licences for Mount Barker and Victor Harbor

Summary of proposal

This proposal would grant two MRI machines with full Medicare rebate licences, one in Mount Barker and one in Victor Harbor, South Australia. Granting an MRI licence means that the Commonwealth government pays Medicare rebates for images from those machines. Full licences mean patients can receive a rebate for any MRI item on the Medicare Benefits Schedule.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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