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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 2003
to: increase the Medicare rebate from 85 per cent to 100 per cent of the schedule fee for services provided by general practitioners; and ensure that families who are eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A are also eligible for the lower $300 safety net threshold. Also contains an application provision.
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01 Apr 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the:
Health Insurance Act 1973
to provide for payment of benefits for hospital treatment associated with podiatric surgery; Health Insurance Act 1973
and National Health Act 1953
in relation to provision of Hospital Casemix Protocol data; National Health Act 1953
to provide for the continuing supply of pharmaceutical benefits in the event of the death of an approved pharmacist; and Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
and Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology and Other Measures) Act 2003
to correct drafting errors.
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04 Dec 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
to introduce new safety-nets to cover 80 per cent of out-of-pocket costs incurred for out-of-hospital Medicare services above a specified threshold in a calendar year.
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- Date
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28 May 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the:
Health Insurance Act 1973
, National Health Act 1953
and Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998
to enable registered private health funds to offer insurance plans to cover all out-of-pocket expenses for out-of-hospital Medicare rebatable services in excess of $1 000 in a calendar year; and Health Insurance Act 1973
to establish a new safety-net for concession card holders to cover 80 per cent of out-of-pocket expenses for out-of-hospital Medicare rebatable costs which have exceeded $500 in a calendar year; and provide for the introduction of an electronic direct billing option (whereby patients assign their Medicare rebate to their doctor and pay only the gap amount to the doctor), to be available to general practitioners who participate in the General Practice Access Scheme. Also contains application provisions.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the:
National Health Act 1953
to: increase the maximum number of members of Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee; provide for payment and/or waiver of recovery of 90 per cent of the value of pharmaceutical benefits supplied from an unapproved relocated pharmacy where the pharmacist has subsequently obtained approval; allow an agent to make and sign an application for a pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) safety net concession or entitlement card; provide that certain ministerial determinations apply to the supply of pharmaceutical benefits by hospitals in the same way as they do to supply by pharmacies; clarify the decision-maker’s discretion to cancel approvals to supply pharmaceutical benefits; and allow a medical services provider to send claims directly to the Health Insurance Commission; Health Insurance Act 1973
, Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
, National Health Act 1953
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide that special supply arrangements can be used for the funding particular medicines not available through the PBS; Health Insurance Act 1973
to restore specialist recognition status for certain specialists; and ensure that overseas trained doctors do not receive Medicare benefits for assisting at operations unless they have an exemption or have committed themselves to providing services in districts of workforce shortage; and Aged Care Act 1997
and Health Insurance Act 1973
to make technical amendments and corrections.
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27 Mar 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the:
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
to clarify the circumstances under which medicare and residential care benefits paid to compensation claimants can be recovered; and Health Insurance Act 1973
to expand the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register to include previous foreign immunisation of children where these are notified to the Health Insurance Commission by recognised immunisation providers or prescribed bodies; and update certain definitions. Also makes consequential amendments to the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995
and contains application provisions.
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06 Mar 2003
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Senate
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the:
National Health Act 1953
and Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998
in relation to the obligations of registered organisations; and to remove the rule change assessment process which requires registered health benefits organisations to submit all rule changes for government approval and replace it with a system of monitoring and compliance; and National Health Act 1953
to: increase the powers of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman (PHIO) to investigate complaints and resolve disputes; provide for an annual “state of the health funds” report by the PHIO; and make amendments to the lifetime health cover provisions.
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11 Dec 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
in relation to payment of Medicare benefits for diagnostic imaging services. Also contains application and transitional provisions.
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29 Aug 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998
to: increase the maximum amount of Commonwealth financial assistance grants provided under the 1998-2003 Australian Health Care Agreements; and provide for the tabling of a statement of the total amount of financial assistance paid.
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27 Jun 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
to: clarify the intended operation of the Professional Services Review (PSR) Scheme and address certain issues identified by the Federal Court; validate investigative and adjudicative referrals currently under consideration by PSR committees to the extent that the matters referred relate to particular specified conduct or services; amend the age of access to services under the Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Scheme; remove redundant definitions relating to health care and pensioner concession cards; and Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review) Act 1999
to clarify the transitional provisions in that Act relating to production of documents and obtaining information.
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