Access and Equity and the Role of Australia’s Health System (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Flashcards
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Good access to healthcare ensures
Good access to healthcare ensures
Timely, quality services based on needs not ability to pay
Equity vs equality in healthcare
Equity vs equality in healthcare
Equity responds to differences; equality treats all the same
What Medicare covers
What Medicare covers
Doctor consultations and public hospital treatment
What PBS provides
What PBS provides
Subsidised medicines for Australian citizens & residents
% who delayed/avoided dentist due to cost
% who delayed/avoided dentist due to cost
19% (almost one in five)
Specialist access: major cities vs remote areas
Specialist access: major cities vs remote areas
Major cities have much greater access to specialists
Medicare Safety Net purpose
Medicare Safety Net purpose
Extra financial support after reaching out-of-pocket threshold
Medicare-covered therapy sessions per year
Medicare-covered therapy sessions per year
10 individual & 10 group sessions
PBS Safety Net benefit
PBS Safety Net benefit
Pay less for medicines after spending certain amount yearly
NDIS individualised plan principle
NDIS individualised plan principle
More significant needs receive more assistance