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HHD Chapter 6 questions with 100%correct answers graded A+
(a) Briefly describe Medicare. - correct answer ✔✔Medicare is Australia's universal health insurance
scheme which gives all Australians, permanent residents, and people from countries with a reciprocal
agreement access to subsidized healthcare
(b) What does Medicare cover? - correct answer ✔✔Medicare covers out of hospital expenses, such as
GPs, in hospital expenses, such as doctors and specialists within public hospitals, and extra financial
assistance for those that incur significant out of pocket costs for Medicare services
(c) What does Medicare not cover? - correct answer ✔✔Medicare does not cover things that are not
clinically necessary, such as cosmic surgery and any other unnecessary procedures
(a) What is meant by the term 'schedule fee'? - correct answer ✔✔The amount that Medicare will
contribute to each service in The Medicare Benefits Schedule, is known as the schedule fee
(b) What is bulk billing? - correct answer ✔✔If the doctor charges only the schedule fee, the patient
does not have any out of pocket expenses and is said to have been bulk-billed
What percentage of the schedule fee does Medicare pay if individuals are treated as private patients? -
correct answer ✔✔50%
What is the Medicare Safety Net? - correct answer ✔✔The Medicare Safety Net provides extra financial
assistance for those that incur significant out of pocket costs fpr Medicare services.
Outline how Medicare is funded. - correct answer ✔✔Medicare is funded by the Medicare levy,
Medicare levy surcharge and general taxation
Does Medicare represent the biomedical or social model of health? Explain. (You may need to refer to
subtopics 5.4 and 5.5.) - correct answer ✔✔Medicare represents mostly the biomedical model of health
due to it providing better access to services such as general practitioners, specialists and examinations
which are services that are described in the biomedical model of health
, Does Medicare cover dental healthcare? Discuss. - correct answer ✔✔It does, to a certain extent as it
only covers dental healthcare for children aged 2-17, under the Child Dental Benefits Scheme.
Explain how the Medicare Safety Net may promote health status in Australia. - correct answer
✔✔Medicare Safety Net may promote health status in Australia as it allows for better further access to
healthcare services if a family has contributed a certain amount out of their own pocket to Medicare
services. For example, this can extend and reinforce treatment for diseases and illness such as cancer,
decreasing morbidity rates in the long run.
Explain how Medicare improves health outcomes in Australia. - correct answer ✔✔Medicare improves
health outcomes such as life expectancy as it increases access therefore providing services that can
increase life expectancy
(a) According to table 6.2, how has the average number of Medicare services per person changed from
2007-08 to 2017-18? - correct answer ✔✔From 2007-08 to 2017-18, average numbers of services per
person increased from 13.4 to 16.8
What is the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)? - correct answer ✔✔The Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme is a federal government contribution to Australia's health system. The aim of PBS is to provide
essential medicines to people who need them, regardless of their ability to pay.
(a) What is the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)? - correct answer ✔✔It is a
committee that reviews medication three times a year.
(b) What role does the PBAC play in the PBS? - correct answer ✔✔They review available medications
three times a year.
(c) What factors does the PBAC take into account? - correct answer ✔✔They take in account medical
conditions for which medicine is used for its clinical effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness
compared with other treatments
What does the co-payment mean in the PBS? - correct answer ✔✔The subsidisation of medicines,
resulting in customers having to pay a standard fee (co-payment), while the government pays for the rest
of it
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