Introduction to the Australian Health Care System Flashcards
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
Tertiary health care is associated with what?
- Rehabilitation, health restoration and palliative care
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Health promotion and illness prevention
Rehabilitation, health restoration and palliative care
What is private health insurance?
[select all answers that are correct]
- Care in the public healthcare system
- Some medical and allied health services that are not subsidised through Medicare
- Insurance that covers some of the costs of treatment in a private hospital.
- Some medical and allied health services that are not subsidised through Medicare
- Insurance that covers some of the costs of treatment in a private hospital.
What are the 2 types of cover you can get with private health insurance?
- Hospital cover covers some of the costs of hospital treatment as a private patient.
- General treatment - cover for some non-medical health services not covered by Medicare — such as dental, physiotherapy and optical services.
- Ancillary and extras
- Hospital cover for some (or all) of the costs of hospital treatment as a private patient.
- General treatment (‘ancillary’ or ‘extras’) - cover for some non-medical health services not covered by Medicare — such as dental, physiotherapy and optical services.
- Hospital cover for some (or all) of the costs of hospital treatment as a private patient.
True or false: You can’t have the two types of cover with your private health insurance. You can only have one.
False - You can have both or either one.
Fill in the missing gaps:
Quaternary care is considered an _________ of _______ care.
Quaternary care is considered an extension of tertiary care.
What is a primary health network (PHN)?
A government initiative to improve primary health care.
What are the goals of a PHN?
Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of health services and improve the coordination of care.
What are the 6 key areas of focus for a PHN?
- mental health
- obesity
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- aged care
- population health
- covid-19
- injury prevention and control
- the health workforce
- eHealth
- mental health
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- aged care
- population health
- the health workforce
- eHealth
How many local health districts are there in NSW?
There are 15.
How many local health districts are there in Sydney?
There are 6.
