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Medicare and the PBS
The backbone of Australian healthcare. Medicare covers medical services; the PBS subsidises medicines. Knowing what each covers, how it's funded, and its strengths and limitations is core course content.
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Medicare provides free or subsidised treatment by health professionals including doctors and specialists, while the PBS makes prescription medicines more affordable by subsidising their cost for all Australians and concession card holders.
what examiners catch — Students frequently cannot differentiate what each scheme covers, such as incorrectly stating PBS covers doctor visits or that Medicare subsidises over-the-counter medicines.
what you leave with
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Medicare: universal access to medical services
Funded by the Medicare levy and general taxation
PBS: subsidises the cost of medicines
Promotes access and equity
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this conceptmedicare and the pbsMedicare provides free or subsidised treatment by health professionals including doctors and specialists, while the PBS makes prescription medicines more affordable by subsidising their cost for all Australians and concession card holders.
sits under itmedicare and universal healthcare coveragebecause universal coverage before its pharmaceutical wing
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