Introduction to the Australian Health Care System Flashcards
(34 cards)
What does universal healthcare mean?
All residents have access to health care.
True or false:
Australia has one of the best healthcare systems in the world. It is universal.
True
True or false:
Australia has a high life expectancy and means that we also have an ageing population.
True
Which governments are involved in funding, operating, managing, and regulating the health system?
All governments are involved in sharing responsibility.
What is the government hierarchy? Rank them in order.
1) The Australian government
2) State and Territory governments
3) Local governments.
Who government develops the national health policies?
- Australian / Commonwealth governments
- State and Territory governments
- Local governments
Australian / Commonwealth governments
Which government is responsible for delivering community-based and preventive services (for example, cancer screening and immunisation), ambulance services, and services to address complaints against any of these.
- Australian / Commonwealth governments
- State and Territory governments
- Local governments
State and Territory governments
Which government provides funds to states and territories for public hospital services?
- Australian / Commonwealth governments
- State and Territory governments
- Local governments
Australian / Commonwealth governments
Which government is in charge of environmental health services (for example, waste disposal, water fluoridation)?
- Australian / Commonwealth governments
- State and Territory governments
- Local governments
Local governments
Which government is in charge of regulating and licensing private hospitals and other health premises, and regulate products with health impacts such as alcohol and tobacco?
- Australian / Commonwealth governments
- State and Territory governments
- Local governments
State and Territory governments
What services are available in the Australian health care system?
- Health promotion and health protection and disease prevention programs
- Primary health care
- Specialist care
- Hospitals
What is a levy?
An amount of money, such as a tax, that must be paid to a government or organisation.
What is a medicare levy?
An amount you pay in addition to the tax you pay on your taxable income (2% of your taxable income).
What is a Medicare levy surcharge?
An extra 1% to 1.5% levy paid by Australian taxpayers who don’t have Private Hospital Cover and are considered by the Government to be high income earners.
Fill in the missing gaps:
Medicare is a _______ health ________ scheme that has __ major parts: _______ services, public hospitals, _______.
Medicare is a universal health insurance scheme that has 3 major parts: medical services, public hospitals, medicines.
Who is medicare available to?
Medicare is available to Australian and New Zealand citizens, permanent residents in Australia, and people from countries with reciprocal agreements.
What scheme makes some prescription medicines cheaper.
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
True or false: Bulk billing is part of Medicare?
True
What is bulk billing?
It means that you don’t have to pay for your medical service from a health professional. They bill Medicare instead and they accept the Medicare benefit as full payment for the service.
What is the difference between private and public hospitals?
There are many differences but its basically the care you receive and the time frame in which you receive care.
For example, in a private hospital you get to choose your doctor, have shorter wait times on elective surgery and more likely to be in your own (pleasant) room.
True or false:
Medicare is part of the private health system and allows cover for private hospitals and services.
False
What are the 3 levels of healthcare?
1) Primary health care
2) Secondary health care
3) Tertiary health care
Primary health care is associated with what?
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Health promotion and illness prevention
- Rehabilitation, health restoration and palliative care
Health promotion and illness prevention
Secondary health care is associated with what?
- Rehabilitation, health restoration and palliative care
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Health promotion and illness prevention
Diagnosis and treatment
