The Australian government has opened its review into the Health Professional Online Services (HPOS) system, releasing a discussion paper on Friday for public consultation. The review, announced last ...

Almost one million Australians are missing out on hundreds of dollars in unclaimed Medicare rebates. Services Australia said ...

Under the guise of safeguarding the present Medicare health system, the Australian government has unveiled a plan that takes another substantial step toward dismantling it. Prime Minister John ...

Chief executive Lynelle Briggs said the nature of the services Medicare provided was "shifting as the government leverages our relationship with the community", such as its delivery of ceiling ...

New funds for 400 nursing scholarships and 2,000 more doctors and expansion of existing bulk-billing incentive Labor has promised 18m extra bulk-billed GP visits a year as part of an $8.5bn investment ...

Health Minister Mark Butler and Government Services Minister Bill Shorten announced the card change on Monday, with the commemorative design a feature on all cards issued this year. The layout of the ...

A small change is coming to Medicare cards this year as Australia's universal health system celebrates a major milestone. The commemorative design, largely similar to the existing design, will mark ...