As Australia gears up for its May poll, social media users have circulated a fake flyer that says the Labor and Greens parties pledged to fund gender-affirming procedures under the country's public ...

Medicare, Australia’s national health insurance scheme, is set for its biggest boost in funding since its creation half a century ago, as both major political parties promise billions ahead of this ...

Australia's healthcare system is a one-of-a-kind mix of public and private services. Medicare is the universal public safety net, and there is also a large private health insurance market. Medicare ...

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 ...

The Albanese government has pledged an $8.5 billion expansion of Medicare, aiming to ensure that nine out of ten GP visits ...

A new study led by Flinders University researchers has found that Medicare restrictions are preventing many homebound Australians from accessing telehealth services. Their findings underscored the ...