4. The Australian healthcare system is mixed and responsibilities
are divided between the state and federal governments.
Australia spends 8.5% of there house hold products on
healthcare.
Medicare was first introduced in 1984.
Medicare pays for the hospitals and medical services from
funds from the general tax revenue.
5. The Australian healthcare system is mixed and responsibilities
are divided between the state and federal governments.
Australia spends 8.5% of there house hold products on
healthcare.
Medicare was first introduced in 1984.
Medicare pays for the hospitals and medical services from
funds from the general tax revenue.
6.
7. If you are a resident of Australia you have access to medicare
if your eligible.
When the patient goes to see the doctor, there is no limit on
fees charged by the doctors but there is a fee for schedule
visits.
The doctors send the bill to the Health Insurance Commission
(HIC).
The HIC will cover about 85% of the cost from the visit.
Public hospitals are owned by the state.
9. *Government pays about 70% of healthcare costs
(approximately 47% from the federal and 23% from state
governments), the remainder is paid by non-government
sources.
48% of public hospitals are federal funded and 45% are state
funded.
Medical services are 82% federal funded with the balance paid
by the patient.
The people that go to the public hospitals receive treatment by
doctors and specialists nominated by the hospital.
*http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/healthcare.pdf
10. *Government pays about 70% of healthcare costs
(approximately 47% from the federal and 23% from state
governments), the remainder is paid by non-government
sources.
48% of public hospitals are federal funded and 45% are state
funded.
Medical services are 82% federal funded with the balance paid
by the patient.
The people that go to the public hospitals receive treatment by
doctors and specialists nominated by the hospital.
*http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/healthcare.pdf
12. Private health insurance covers 8.6% net of health costs and
receives 30% subsidy from the federal government.
45% of the population has private health insurances.
About half of all the Australians have private insurance.
Average cost for a family is between A$1,000 and A$2,000 per
year (US$539 to US$1,078).
*Almost 70% of total health expenditure in Australia is funded
by government.
*http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/healthcare.pdf
13.
14. If the patient is covered for private health, some or all of the
balance of cost will be covered.
The Australian Government also funds universal medical
services and pharmaceuticals and gives financial assistance to
public hospitals, residential aged care facilities, and home and
community care for the aged.
The residents in Australia have a great set up of healthcare.
One thing that people have concern with is the waiting times
at public hospitals.
The main waiting lists are for orthopedic and cataract surgery.
15. If the patient is covered for private health, some or all of the
balance of cost will be covered.
The Australian Government also funds universal medical
services and pharmaceuticals and gives financial assistance to
public hospitals, residential aged care facilities, and home and
community care for the aged.
The residents in Australia have a great set up of healthcare.
One thing that people have concern with is the waiting times
at public hospitals.
The main waiting lists are for orthopedic and cataract surgery.
16. The royal Flying Doctor Service was first found in 1928.
It is a 24 hour/365 day air medical emergency healthcare
service to people who are in Australia.
The Flying Doctor Service serves 242,000 people a year and
35,000 of them are medically transported.
They have 21 bases and 47 aircrafts that fly over. It cover 22
kilometers annually.
The flying service was funded by the government since July 1,
2007.
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21.
22. The government has signed healthcare agreements with the
governments of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland,
Finland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand,
and Sweden.
If Australia has visitors from these countries they are eligible
for Medicare assistance.
If they need treatment from a hospital, they are only eligible as
Medicare patients, not private. Not many other countries offer
this.
23.
24. The United States health care systems are ranked number one
in cost.
Life expectancy in the US is ranked 50th.
The facilities are operated by private sectors mainly.
Even though the system is mainly in the private hands, federal,
state, country, and city governments also own certain facilities.
The health service in Australia is universal and in the United
States it is not.
15.3% of the people are uninsured in America.
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26. Also, they both have two programs for poor and older people
just like we have in the U.S. Examples are Medicare and
Medicaid.
Both also have issues with using too much substances and
abusing them.
Now, with Australia having universal healthcare, they are at
the top at having substance abuse in Oceania.
But like Australia, the U.S. is also at the top in for drug abuse
in North America.
A major difference is how Australia will cover some countries
if they have people visit.
30. QUIZ
How much (percent wise) does Australia spend on
house hold products to pay for health care?
When was medicare 1st introduced?
How much does the government pay for health care
costs?
What is a concern with the people about their
health care?
When was the royal Flying Doctor Service 1st
found?
