Medicare (Australia)

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/medicare-australia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Medicare (Australia) built?1984 (as Medicare), following the original Medibank in 1975
2. What is the country?Australia
3. What is the managed by?Department of Health (policy) and Services Australia (administration)
4. What is Medicare in Australia?Medicare is a public health insurance that helps Australians pay for doctors, tests, and some hospital care.
5. Who can use Medicare?All Australian citizens and people with permanent resident visas can use Medicare.

Publicly-funded Universal Health Insurance: A healthcare system financed by the government, accessible to all residents regardless of their financial status.
Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS): A list of medical services with associated 'schedule fees' that Medicare subsidizes.
Reciprocal Healthcare Agreements: Bilateral treaties allowing citizens of one country to receive healthcare in another under specific conditions.