What is Medicare? | Australian Healthcare System Explained

In this video, RACGP member and IMG, Dr Seshu Boda talks to Anthony Llewellyn (The Career Doctor) about what Medicare is (free health care in Australia), how Medicare works in Australia and what Medicare covers.
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About the RACGP
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is the voice of general practitioners (GPs) in our growing cities and throughout rural and remote Australia. For more than 60 years, we’ve supported the backbone of Australia’s health system by setting the standards for education and practice and advocating for better health and wellbeing for all Australians.
We help and provide advice for IMGs (International Medical Graduates) to become a GP in Australia, guiding you through every step of your journey.

[lukei]

Is that the one that makes people in Australia waiting in the queues to ER for hours??? And waiting for a few years to have for example sleep studies??

[dibrentley]

I pay tax for medicare and I pay for private health. If you go into a private hospital you still have gaps on the drs etc. Then to go to the dr its 75 with 37 refunded by medicare. So still super expensive considering all the money i pay out for health care coverage. Free health care for all is bs. We all pay for it. Plus the health care in australia is primarily focused on drug care instead of diet and lifestyle. Plus APHRA the body that oversees the drs. is dodgy as.

[thomasjust]

1 it's not free, people pay thru taxes
2 its very slow, it takes months to get a specialist appointment

[DeannaSpencerSpencer-ejxw]

All Stores Please lower the price of all Military and Local for all brands of Medicare Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ The Whole World Now pray