You said: Get it right

We will: Make accurate and timely payments

Payments are timely and accurate.

During July 2009 to 30 June 2010:

97.9 per cent of Medicare bulk bill claims were finalised within 15 days
99.2 per cent of Medicare simplified billing claims were finalised within 10 days
97.5 per cent of all Medicare patient claims were finalised within 18 days
94.8 per cent of PBS claims were finalised within 17 day
accuracy of payments for Medicare was 97.9 per cent against a target of 98.0 per cent
accuracy of payments for PBS was 98.4 per cent against a target of 98.0 per cent
continuous random sampling and compliance audits of Medicare and PBS payments provide assurance of accuracy of payments and areas for improvement.

Last updated: 13 August, 2010