A parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry into the rural impacts of changes aimed at strengthening Medicare access and funding. Experts offer mixed reviews.

Medicare, Australia’s national health insurance scheme, is set for its biggest boost in funding since its creation half a century ago, as both major political parties promise billions ahead of this ...

Bulk-billing rates for working Australians have increased by big margins in the past three months around Australia as the ...

With a federal election looming, both Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Liberal-National Coalition leader Peter Dutton yesterday issued utterly fraudulent promises to repair the deteriorating ...

The Australian Government is delivering on our election commitment and expanding access to support services for children and young people with severe ...

The operator for the Top End’s newest Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has been selected and expected to open in the next few months.

Scammers are sending text messages to people claiming their Medicare card needs to be replaced or has been suspended. (Source ...

Medicare, Australia's universal health insurance scheme, guarantees all Australians access to a wide range of health and hospital services at low or no cost. Although access to the scheme is universal ...

A national network of Medicare urgent care centres that are underpinned by substantial taxpayer grants to investor-backed ...