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Health budget has big changes – reviving our worn-out Medicare fee-for-service system and boosting bulk billing

There were four major changes for health care in the 2023-24 budget: prioritising primary care, funding to strengthen Medicare, cheaper access to common medicines, and new funding to keep the digital health system going. Many of these changes were foreshadowed in recent weeks.

The Conversation · May 9, 2023

'A sigh of relief': Hunter leaders share their views on the budget

Slashing cost-of-living pressures is a central feature of Labor's Federal Budget announcement which politicians and Hunter leaders have lauded as a win for locals.

Newcastle Herald · May 9, 2023

Will the federal budget's bulk-billing incentives make it easier to see a doctor? For some patients, maybe

The centrepiece of last night's federal budget is designed to reduce healthcare costs for some of Australia's most vulnerable people. So how much is it likely to help?

ABC News · May 9, 2023

Health boost in 2023 budget gives GPs $3.5bn sweetener to bulk bill more patients

Tripling of the fee doctors receive for Medicare bulk billing and other measures aim to improve access to primary health care

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023

Federal budget 2023: Jim Chalmers delivers a cautious budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down his first full budget – a cautious, politically-clever document, aimed ultimately at idealists.

The New Daily · May 9, 2023

Federal budget 2023: Jim Chalmers delivers surprise $5bn Medicare boost and cost-of-living help for Australians ‘under the pump’

Treasurer aims to strike a ‘methodical balance’ to see people through the hard times while setting the country up for a better future

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023

The federal budget promises $14.6 billion in cost-of-living relief. Where is it going, and who will be eligible for support?

The federal budget includes billions in "targeted relief" for the most vulnerable Australians. Here's where the funds are going.

ABC News · May 9, 2023

Trump’s Hill backers often voted like DeSantis on entitlements - Roll Call

Trump’s has targeted DeSantis’ congressional votes that endorsed changes in seniors' benefits. Some Trump backers voted the same way, however.

Roll Call · May 9, 2023

COVID mission not accomplished, Joe

The national public health dashboard is blinking hazards ahead

Salon · May 8, 2023

Federal budget 2023: what we know so far about treasurer Jim Chalmers’ budget

From welfare to health, childcare and housing, Guardian Australia examines what has been revealed about the Albanese government’s budget

The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2023