Health Outcomes Medicare Mental Health 
Nursing Review
MARCH 17, 2025
ACTION 6: New and amended Medicare Benefit Schedule items for Endorsed Midwives to support pre-conception counselling, primary sexual and reproductive health, intrapartum care outside of a hospital setting (homebirth), and a general consult item for womens health.
Nursing Review
MARCH 3, 2025
The Prime Minister said the latest announcement was on top of Labors largest investment in Medicare in over 40 years. This announcement of 50 additional Urgent Care Clinics if we are re-elected will provide the urgent care people need and all you will need is your Medicare card, not your credit card, he said.
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The Relentless School Nurse
MARCH 8, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded key guidance on March 4, 2025, affecting Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for services addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs). However, it fails to consider the well-documented links between social factors and health outcomes.
Nursing Review
MAY 26, 2025
Expanding pharmacy prescribing powers also fragments care, leading to a less well-connected health system and poorer patient health outcomes, Dr Munoz said. Minister for Ageing and Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt. Mental health The budget has zeroed in on mental health with a $7.5m
Nursing Review
APRIL 28, 2025
Earlier this month, the federal government announced a $10 million commitment to make Medicare more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ Australians. It aims to improve their access to inclusive, culturally safe primary care through training and accreditation for GPs, nurses and other health-care providers. Why is this needed?
Nursing Review
JULY 21, 2025
Digging into the data The BJOG paper examined the outcomes for 368,292 births selected out of a bigger data set of 867,334 women who gave birth in NSW, Queensland and Victoria between January 2016 and December 2019. These complexities are much more prevalent in the public system and impact on health outcomes.
Relias
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Key sources of IHS funding The IHS is primarily funded by federal appropriations, along with grants, Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, and third-party billing. These funds help sustain essential healthcare services, maintain facilities, and enhance public health initiatives in tribal communities.
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