News & updates
Our notice boards offer the latest information regarding Medicare Australia products and services.
Project areas regularly update these notice boards with answers to your questions, recent developments and the current news.
Within this section there are notice boards covering:
- Software Vendor Liaison Updates
- Online Programs Updates and News
- Online Security Updates and News
2005 Strengthening Medicare initiatives for software vendors
In the 2004 Federal Election the Australian Government announced a number of new Medicare initiatives to protect and strengthen Medicare into the future.
Further information about the key initiatives for Health Software Vendors:
- 100% Medicare rebates for GP services [PDF, 19Kb]
- Round the Clock Medicare: Higher Medicare rebates for After-Hours GP services [PDF, 132Kb]
- Round the Clock Medicare: New After-Hours Medicare Items [PDF, 90Kb]
- New MBS item for Pap smears taken by a practice nurse in a regional, rural or remote area [PDF, 20Kb]
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Last updated: 18 March, 2010
