Ensure access to mental health services for everyone who needs support (PER642)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would establish the following ten components relating to mental health services.

Component 1 – Workplace mental health interventions in small businesses

  • Provide ongoing funding of $50 million per year, indexed to the consumer price index (CPI), for mental health intervention measures in small businesses. Departmental expenses are included within this capped amount.

Component 2 – Mental health in larger businesses

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Establish a Preventative Health Agency to support population health (PER641)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would establish a new agency, the National Preventative Health Commission (the
Commission). The Commission would play a role in preventative and public health policy oversight,
provide advice to the Commonwealth Government, and undertake health promotion, including
through offering grants for health promotion initiatives.

The funding for the Commission would be equal to the sum of funding for the Victorian Health
Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) and the former Australian National Preventive Health Agency.

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Reform the primary health care system of chronic disease management (PER640)

Summary of proposal

The proposal comprises three components to manage chronic diseases in the Australian population by enrolling a specified number of patients in an ongoing chronic disease management scheme. The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019. It would operate in addition to the incentives for general practitioners (GPs) implemented in the 2019-20 Budget measure Guaranteeing Medicare – strengthening primary care.

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Reform the primary health care system of chronic disease management (PER640)

Summary of proposal

The proposal comprises three components to manage chronic diseases in the Australian population by enrolling a specified number of patients in an ongoing chronic disease management scheme. The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019. It would operate in addition to the incentives for general practitioners (GPs) implemented in the 2019-20 Budget measure Guaranteeing Medicare – strengthening primary care.

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Protect Medicare and expand it to cover dental care, expanding to universal dental coverage by 2025 (PER639)

Summary of proposal

This proposal consists of two components.

Component 1 – Re-instate indexation

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Protect Medicare and expand it to cover dental care, expanding to universal dental coverage by 2025 (PER639)

Summary of proposal

This proposal consists of two components.

Component 1 – Re-instate indexation

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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