Bulk billing rates on the rise in Dobell
More patients in Dobell are being bulk billed as a direct result of the tripling of the bulk billing incentive by the Albanese Government, with more than two million additional…
Medicare
PM pops in to talk-up Medicare
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid a surprise visit to the Central Coast on Thursday, February 1, to mark the 40th anniversary of Medicare and the success of the region’s two…
Thousands of Coasties have easier access to bulk billing
More than 50,000 children and their families and more than 130,000 pensioners and concession cardholders on the Central Coast will find it easier to see a bulk billed GP after…
Change in prescriptions not that great
After an interesting chat with the chemist at Lake Haven about the new prescription regime being introduced by the Federal Government in September, I felt compelled to put something in…
New hope and help for those with Type 1 diabetes
Member for Robertson, Gordon Reid, said Central Coast residents living with Type 1 diabetes will have “new hope and help” with the Federal Government extending subsidised access to Continuous Glucose…
McBride commits to Medicare-funded MRI licence for Wyong Hospital
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, says that if the Labor Government is elected on May 21, it will help people on the Central Coast access lifesaving medical scans by…
New health mantra not wanted
Forum – Historically, Liberal governments are no friends of Medicare. Spending billions fighting American no win wars, such as Vietnam, Iraq, and now Afghanistan, is more important than your health….
Service Australia agent opens at Ettalong
The opening of a Services Australia Agent in Ettalong on June 22 is said to have given locals easier access to Centrelink and Medicare services on the Peninsula. The announcement…
New Services Australia Centre at Wyong
Residents in the northern suburbs will benefit from enhanced access to Centrelink and Medicare services when a new service centre opens on June 15. Customers attending the new Wyong Service…
Only 39 percent of eligible children accessed the Child Dental Benefits Scheme
Central Coast parents still suffering from COVID-19’s financial effects are being urged to check their eligibility for a scheme which could help safeguard their children’s oral health. “Latest Federal Government…
Medicare Taskforce Committee gains local knowledge
Representatives from Central Coast aged and healthcare providers, workers, carers and dementia advocates, met at The Entrance, on July 11, to discuss challenges in Australia’s aged care system. The forum…
McBride to host Labor’s Medicare Taskforce
Federal Member for Dobell, Ms Emma McBride, will host Labor’s Medicare Taskforce at The Entrance on July 11. Taskforce Chair, Ms Sharon Claydon, the Member for Newcastle, and, Dr Mike…
GP bulk billing rates are increasing
Patients in the Robertson electorate are benefiting from the Coalition Government’s commitment to Medicare, with the national GP bulk billing rate for the September quarter increasing to a record 85.9…
Government should put money where its mouth is
Deborah O’Neill is, of course, quite correct in one sense when she says that Lucy Wicks’ sudden discovery of the GP crisis is a political stunt (“GP ‘emergency’ is political…
Medicare rebates for after-hours GP – debate
Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, has denied that the Turnbull Government has plans to remove the Medicare rebate from after-hours GP services. “There is no plan to remove…
Erina Medicare office has closed
The Department of Human Services has announced changes to its services for Central Coast residents. From Tuesday October 6, staff offering Medicare services from the Erina Service Centre within Erina…
Primary Health Network to replace Medicare Local
Patients on the Central Coast are set to receive better access to frontline health services with Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks confirming who will be running new Primary Health…