A new Health Funding Facts website has been launched to help families and communities see how they are benefiting from the Liberal National Government’s strong track record on guaranteeing essential health services for all Australians. www.health.gov.au/health-funding-facts is a one-stop-shop enabling Australians to access data on how the Morrison Government is investing in: Record…
E&OE… Topics: $496 million Victorian health plan; CAR T therapy; Mental Health; Labor’s Medicare freeze NEIL MITCHELL: On the line now is the Health Minister, Greg Hunt, who personally did help get Gina to the US. Mr Hunt, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Neil. NEIL MITCHELL: Just before we get…
The Morrison Government is investing almost half a billion dollars to deliver world-leading cancer treatment for Australian patients, extra hospital infrastructure, more mental health services and new medical research projects. The $496 million investment backs Victoria’s position as a global leader in health and medical research and provides new support for patients while creating Australian jobs. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said $80 million would help…
Labor is clearly a medi-fraud with their latest claims today. Labor started the freeze and we ended it. Labor stopped listing medicines whereas we have guaranteed the listing of medicines. Embarrassingly for Mr Shorten we ended the Medicare freeze which Labor introduced. Labor introduced the Medicare indexation freeze in 2013; the Liberal National…
Tradies in Victoria will have more services to assist them in improving their mental health, thanks to the Morrison Government. The Liberal National Government will invest $2 million through the North Western Melbourne and South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Networks (NWMPHN and SEMPHN) to fund two Hope Assistance Local Tradies (HALT) suicide prevention community…
The Liberal National Government is providing almost $25 million so Australians with cancer and rare diseases have access to clinical trials no matter where they live including regional and remote Victoria. Patients with poor access to clinical trial programs don’t always gain early access to breakthroughs in medical treatment that can be life-saving. …
I am delighted to announce that residents on the Mornington Peninsula will soon be able to undergo trials to treat cancer and rare diseases closer to home thanks to the Morrison Government. The Liberal National Government is providing almost $25 million so Australians with cancer and rare diseases have access to clinical trials no…
E&OE… Topics: $200 million to reduce out of pocket costs for scans; Dental LEON BYNER: Out-of-pocket costs for procedures including ultrasounds, x-rays, are expected to fall. It’s ending a 20-year freeze on Medicare payments – 20 years for radiology services – and the Government are announcing rebates which are due for an…
The Liberal National Government will help reduce the out of pocket medical expenses for Australian families needing life-saving scans like ultrasounds and X-rays with an almost $200 million investment For the first time in 20 years the indexation of Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items will be expanded to all ultrasound and diagnostic radiology services over…
The Liberal National Government is funding 99 Men’s Sheds across the country to boost the health and wellbeing of over 3700 men in their communities. I am delighted to announce that 99 Men’s Sheds across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and Queensland will share in a total of $400,000 in…