After graduation, I would like to work in the research and statistics department for Medicare under their National Graduate Program to help improve the public health system by providing minority groups such as refugees and Indigenous Australians with better health care policies.
Medicare provides access to many medical services, reduces the cost of prescriptions and gives free care to patients in in any public hospital. People who are eligible for Medicare receive free treatment by health1 professionals and other specialists and receive 75% of their money back for consultation fees if a person is in a private hospital.
Indigenous Australians have poor health compared to other Australians so Medicare has an Indigenous Access Program. This will provide access to Medicare services for Aboriginal and Torres State Islander Australians. In this program Medicare has Liaison Officers who work closely with the Indigenous community. These officers have appropriate skills and understanding of the Indigenous community. The Liaison Officers educate Indigenous people about healthcare, encourage Aboriginal2 and Torres State Islander Australians to enrol in Medicare and ensure the right Medicare benefits are claimed. They promote
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I am interested in finding a relationship between funding and delivery of health care, a major future challenge for Australia. The qualifications required for this job are: a basic understanding of data analysis as well as research, finding trends and using them strategically, how to manage data and information, being able to spot any fraud investigations and data analysis6 that is related to service policy. To work under this program there are compulsory qualifications such as: being an Australian citizen, ready to relocate if needed, and having completed a recent bachelor degree that is recognised in
This paper will review the relationship between the Commonwealth Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Australian Government. DHS supports millions of Australians from all demographics, backgrounds and ages. The Minister for Human Services (the Minister) is responsible for the delivery of these services. The Federal Minister for Social Services, the Hon Christian Porter MP is the Cabinet Minister who represents DHS and has the overarching responsibility of the policy and legislation for these services. Due to the many facets that DHS touches, there many critical external relationships amongst the Cabinet Ministers who facilitate in pushing through the exciting changes to enable customers a better interaction experience in accessing DHS
Research from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) found it is critical for non-Aboriginal staff to be aware of how to engage and support all cultures, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, as services are more effective for Aboriginal
In addition to this the Officers inspire Aboriginal communities to work with Police in evolving plans that overcome Aboriginal Peoples disadvantage as it relates to a policing setting (NSW Police Force, 2007, p. 2). Therefore the implementation of Indigenous Liaison Officers has been effective as it improves relations between the NSW Police and Indigenous
Medicare Part D In Urban Health Planning class we often discussed about several topics related to the health care system. For this assignment we needed to examine two peer reviewed journal articles on the topic that we find interesting. I choose the topic Medicare because we all are going to be old someday and might need Medicare to support ourselves. Medicare is a health insurance program for a person older than 65 and also younger person who has disabilities.
In 2001 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid was created and replaced the Health Care Financing Administration. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid manages various programs. They include Medicare, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, Children Health Insurance, and Medicare Advantage. They also authorize different tasks within HIPAA that concern over a million healthcare providers and suppliers. The CMS influence healthcare quality measure which the President, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have ranked this as a high priority.
Medicare is a tightly regulated US health insurance program that provides coverage to those who are 65 years or older, certain younger individuals with disabilities and those with end staged renal disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Medicare has four parts associated with it, one of which is Part B. Part B is also known as supplementary medical insurance and provides coverage to beneficiaries for outpatient care, preventive services, ambulance services, and durable medical equipment. Outpatient physical therapy services falls into this category of coverage for Medicare Part B (Jannenga, 2014). However, there are several rules and regulations that health care providers, including physical therapists, must follow in order to receive proper
July 30, 1965 Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill into law that led to the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare is a program that provides health insurance for Americans that are of the age of 65 and older and people that are even younger that have severe disabilities or other health conditions. When Medicare started it consisted of two parts Medicare part
• Case management: If their child is on Medicare Waiver they must pick a Case Manager that will support and advocate their child needs and wants. They will want to find a case manager that can be a voice for them when they can’t be. • Service Provider Options: If they want to have their child live out on their own, they will want to choose a service provider that will meet their child’s specific needs. Depending on their child’s disability level and needs, they will want the optimum living arrangement. They will expect their child’s living arrangement to be as if they were living at home only independently.
Health outcomes refers to the effect healthcare activities have on an individual, group or population. It 's evident that even with the presence of anti-discrimination and equal opportunities legislation, Indigenous Australians have inferior health outcomes than non-Indigenous Australians. The dissimilarities in health status between Native and non-Native Australians are closely linked with the allocation of health determinants such as income levels and housing conditions, education levels and access to healthcare services. Income levels and housing conditions can easily be identified as an important determinant of health. Many health outcomes, including life expectancy and infant mortality can be associated with inequalities of income distribution
From the British name ‘Terra nullis’, the stolen generation and the failure of the government to issue a formal apology for the Aboriginals. (dhhds p.) The healthcare in Australia has a significant issue of institutional racism. Aboriginal healthcare is much more neglected than those of non-indigenous backgrounds and those in remote Aboriginal communities receive less Medicare and pharmaceutical Benefits, in contrast with a wealthy Sydney suburb, where people receive more of those that are non-indigenous (Aboriginal health care, p.). Leaving an unfair and lack of social and national identity for those targeted to this type of racism.
In order for indigenous people to be in control of their own health, these practices have to become more relevant and integrated into Canada's healthcare practices in a respectful, nonjudgmental way, which has impacted the Canadian healthcare system as new training measurements have been put in place to meet the needs of Canada's indigenous population. Healthcare providers now have to undergo unique, cultural-specific protocols and training measurements as well as receive historical background information to best understand their patients and provide care in a culturally safe and inclusive way. Despite these efforts, there is still much work to be done to address health inequities in Indigenous communities. One of the main challenges facing the healthcare system is the ongoing legacy of
Canada is known for its amazing healthcare and it is considered one of the best in the world. In Canada, healthcare is ‘universal’ to its citizens under the Heath Care Act. However, not everyone has equal access to healthcare, Aboriginals being some of them. Aboriginals have trouble getting the access they need because of socio-economic status, geography, lack of infrastructure and staff, language or cultural barriers an more. Aboriginals on reserve face many barriers when it comes to access to healthcare, they include cost, language, distance, climate, education and more.
The specific areas of health care that will be examined include primary care and maternal care because these are the two aspects of medicine that are stated to be most variable when it comes to discrimination and prejudice towards gender and race (Frohlich, Ross, Richmond, 2006). The purpose of comparing the Aboriginal women populations in the two geographic localities is to assess the degree of oppression varying between the populations, and its effects on health care access and services. A lot can be learned from this review in terms of the current health care services available to women of this minority and this can raise further questions about how these challenges can be tackled. This topic is very relevant to our Canadian society and its health care system today since this group does comprise a certain percentage of the population overall, and in order to improve health care, the individual factors affecting Aboriginal women is a foundation that needs to be considered and clearly
Before attending the graduate studies at George Washington University, I was working a full-time job and was not fulfilled in my career. The position had minimum growth for development and I felt as though I was not being challenged by my daily tasks. I then decided to go back to school and get my Masters of Public Health degree to advance in the workforce and expand my opportunities of employment and career development. My experience so far as a graduate student has been a life changing experience and also an eye-opening experience of the strong need in Public Health both globally and locally. Public health is a rapidly growing and continuously changing career; however, it is also a very broad career and multi-disciplinary field, which includes
Before attending the graduate studies at George Washington University, I was working a full-time job and was not fulfilled in my career. The position had minimum growth for development and I felt as though I was not being challenged by my daily tasks. I then decided to go back to school and get my Masters of Public Health degree to advance in the workforce and expand my opportunities of employment and career development. My experience so far as a graduate student has been a life changing experience and also an eye-opening experience of the strong need in Public Health both globally and locally. Public health is a rapidly growing and continuously changing career; however, it is also a very broad career and multi-disciplinary field, which includes