Practitioners in Indigenous health

Services, payments and programs

Closing the Gap - PBS Co-payment Measure

The CTG PBS Co-payment Measure improves access to PBS medicines for eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living with, or at risk of, chronic disease.

Disability Support Pension information for health professionals

Information for health professionals whose patients are applying for Disability Support Pension (DSP).

Indigenous Access Program for health professionals

There are a range of health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. We provide health assessments and a health check for adults.

Remote Area Aboriginal Health Services (RAAHS or AHS) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

RAAHS provide eligible Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines for free to patients in remote areas.

Rural Procedural Grants Program

Provides financial assistance to procedural and emergency medicine general practitioners (GPs) who provide services in rural and remote areas.

Workforce Incentive Program – Doctor Stream

Encourages medical practitioners to work in rural and remote areas of Australia.

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Aged care reforms

The reforms create a better aged care system to give older people more choice and control and easier access to a range of aged care services.

Education services for health professionals

Education resources to help you understand our health programs and do business with us.

Getting started with digital health

Electronic management of health and health related information. It’s a safer, better quality, more equitable and sustainable health system for all Australians.

Health professionals starting with Medicare

What you need to do to get set up with Medicare and more.

Indigenous health education for health professionals

Learn about our health program payments and services to help improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians’ health outcomes.

Overview of the PBS

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) subsidises prescription medicines listed under the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits.

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