Moving to Australia: How to organise healthcare
Posted by admin / Under Medicare (Australia)
Australia's public health care system is called Medicare. Information on how to register if you are a New Zealand citizen and moving to Australia.
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:46:52 AM
Medicare in Australia - Evolving to be the best paradigm
Posted by admin / Under Medicare (Australia)
No Australian is denied life-saving treatment. Our rules covering private health insurance do not allow an insurer to refuse to cover a particular admission or treatment, and our public hospitals turn no patient away. If they have a clinical need they are treated, regardless of cost.
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:46:52 AM
Health Insurance in Australia
Posted by admin / Under Medicare (Australia)
The health insurance in Australia is primarily in the hands of private companies which cover medical conditions not covered by Medicare, the public health system or treatments in hospitals.
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:46:52 AM
Medicare in bad health
Posted by admin / Under Medicare (Australia)
Sick Australians are going to have to pay up when Medicare, Australia's free healthcare system, is forced to close its doors. In an interview, NSW Health director-general Debora Piccone said that "we are really on the edge of losing the universal healthcare system that this country has."
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:46:52 AM
Travel Health and Travel Insurance
Posted by admin / Under Medicare (Australia)
You probably have health insurance in Australia, right? So, shouldn’t you make sure that your health and emergency medical costs are also covered when you travel abroad? Travel health insurance covers your medical costs when you travel overseas. Your Australian health cover and Medicare are unlikely to cover you for overseas travel.
Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 01:46:52 AM
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Gnadenhutten massacre: nearly 100 Native American converts to Christianity were murdered by militiamen during the American Revolution in revenge for raids carried out by other Native Americans (1782)
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