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- Start of Business
- PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- COMMITTEES
- DELEGATION REPORTS
- COMMITTEES
- DELEGATION REPORTS
- SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS (ENSURING EQUALITY) BILL 2004
- PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
- Bass Electorate: Mums We Thank You Campaign
- Cook Electorate: Kurnell Festival of Sails
- Cunningham Electorate: Health Crisis
- Macquarie Electorate: Medical School
- Greenway Electorate: Nagle College
- Foreign Affairs: Germany
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Independence
- Dunkley Electorate: Monash University Peninsula Campus
- Deakin Electorate: Proposed High-Rise Development
- Moncrieff Electorate: Sanctuary Cove Boat Show
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Product Safety
(Latham, Mark, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Automotive Industry: Assistance
(Southcott, Dr Andrew, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Automotive Industry: Assistance
(Cox, David, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Budget 2004-05
(Ciobo, Steven, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
Family Services: Family Payments
(Swan, Wayne, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
Military Detention: Australian Citizens
(Moylan, Judi, MP, Downer, Alexander, MP) -
Family Services: Family Payments
(Swan, Wayne, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
Budget 2004-5
(Farmer, Patrick, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
Parliamentarians' Entitlements: Travel
(Latham, Mark, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Trade: Free Trade Agreement
(Wakelin, Barry, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Superannuation: Parliamentary Scheme
(Latham, Mark, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Roads: Tugun Bypass
(May, Margaret, MP, Anderson, John, MP) -
Howard Government: Leadership
(McMullan, Bob, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Health: Convalescent and Rehabilitation Facilities
(Ticehurst, Kenneth, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Howard Government: Leadership
(McMullan, Bob, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
Budget 2004-05
(Scott, Bruce, MP, Truss, Warren, MP) -
Science: Cooperative Research Centres
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, McGauran, Peter, MP) -
Defence: Training Facilities
(Baird, Bruce, MP, Brough, Mal, MP)
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Product Safety
- PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- QUESTIONS TO THE SPEAKER
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PETITIONS
- Human Rights: Falun Dafa
- Human Rights: Falun Dafa
- Human Rights: Falun Dafa
- Human Rights: Falun Dafa
- Australian Defence Forces: Medal
- Health and Ageing: Aged Care
- Health: Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Health: Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Immigration: Asylum Seekers
- Medicare: Bulk-Billing
- Human Rights: Treatment of Prisoners
- Howard Government: Antiviolence Campaign
- Education: Funding
- Medicare: Bulk-Billing
- Environment: Plastic Bag Levy
- Superannuation: Same Sex Couples
- Health and Ageing: Aged Care
- Trade: Live Animal Exports
- Petition
- Social Welfare: Pensions and Benefits
- Eureka Flag
- Social Welfare: Pensions
- Political Parties: Donations
- Shipping: Nuclear Armed and Powered Vessels
- Health: MRI Machines
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Funding
- Medicare: Bulk-Billing
- Telecommunications: Mobile Phone Towers
- Telecommunications: Mobile Phone Towers
- Roads: Funding
- Family Services: Child Care
- Immigration: Asylum Seekers
- Procedural Text
- PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
- GRIEVANCE DEBATE
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APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 1)2004-2005
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 2)2004-2005
APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL (NO. 1) 2004-2005
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 5)2003-2004
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 6)2003-2004
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 2)2004-2005
APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL (NO. 1) 2004-2005
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 5)2003-2004 - ADJOURNMENT
- Adjournment
- NOTICES
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Immigration: Visas
(Plibersek, Tanya, MP, Hardgrave, Gary, MP) -
Immigration: Ministerial Intervention
(Ripoll, Bernie, MP, Hardgrave, Gary, MP) -
Building and Construction Industry and HIH Royal Commission
(McClelland, Robert, MP, Ruddock, Philip, MP) -
Immigration: Visas
(Plibersek, Tanya, MP, Hardgrave, Gary, MP) -
Aviation: National Airspace System
(Ferguson, Martin, MP, Anderson, John, MP) -
New Apprenticeships Scheme
(Albanese, Anthony, MP, Nelson, Dr Brendan, MP) -
Aviation: Federal Airports Sales
(Murphy, John, MP, Anderson, John, MP) -
National Security: Terrorism
(Danby, Michael, MP, Hardgrave, Gary, MP) -
Health and Ageing: Aged Care Facilities
(Corcoran, Ann, MP, Bishop, Julie, MP) -
Aviation: Air Safety
(Murphy, John, MP, Anderson, John, MP) -
Immigration: People-Smuggling
(McClelland, Robert, MP, Hardgrave, Gary, MP) -
Immigration: People-Smuggling
(McClelland, Robert, MP, Hardgrave, Gary, MP) -
Immigration: People-Smuggling
(McClelland, Robert, MP, Hardgrave, Gary, MP) -
Coastwatch
(McClelland, Robert, MP, Hardgrave, Gary, MP) -
Ballarat Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(King, Catherine, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Isaacs Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Corcoran, Ann, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Newcastle Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Grierson, Sharon, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Holt Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Byrne, Anthony, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Bendigo Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Gibbons, Steve, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Banks Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Melham, Daryl, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Reid Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Ferguson, Laurie, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Denison Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Kerr, Duncan, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Batman Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Ferguson, Martin, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Lowe Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Murphy, John, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Cowan Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Edwards, Graham, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Rankin Electorate: Bulk Billing
(Emerson, Craig, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Fremantle Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Lawrence, Dr Carmen, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Charlton Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Hoare, Kelly, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Franklin Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Quick, Harry, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Fowler Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Irwin, Julia, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Bonython Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Evans, Martyn, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Brisbane Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Bevis, Arch, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Jagajaga Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Macklin, Jenny, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Prospect Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Crosio, Janice, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Canberra Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Ellis, Annette, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Bowman Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Sciacca, Con, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Wills Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Badgerys Creek: Airport Site
(Ferguson, Martin, MP, Anderson, John, MP) -
Throsby Electorate: Bulk Billing
(George, Jennie, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Shortland Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Hall, Jill, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Stirling Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(McFarlane, Jann, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Hasluck Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Jackson, Sharryn, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Calwell Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Vamvakinou, Maria, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Scullin Electorate: Bulk-Billing
(Jenkins, Harry, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP)
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Immigration: Visas
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Ms Jackson
asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, upon notice, on 8 March 2004:
(1) What is the breakdown of the proportion of total unreferred GP attendances bulk-billed for the electoral division of Hasluck for the quarter ending 31 December 2003.
(2) What is the breakdown of the number of total unreferred GP attendances bulk-billed for the electoral division of Hasluck for the quarter ending 31 December 2003.
(3) What is the breakdown for the average patient contribution per service (patient billed services only) for total unreferred GP attendances for the electoral division of Hasluck for the quarter ending 31 December 2003.
(4) What is the breakdown for the number of services for total unreferred GP attendances for the electoral division of Hasluck for the quarter ending 31 December 2003.
Mr Abbott (Minister for Health and Ageing)
—The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
Medicare statistics by electorate are no longer produced on a quarterly basis. Statistics by electorate are available on a calendar year basis.
(1) The proportion of total unreferred GP attendances bulk billed for the electoral division of Hasluck in 2003 was 69.2%.
(2) The number of total unreferred GP attendances bulk billed for the electoral division of Hasluck in 2003 was 400,145.
(3) The average patient contribution per patient billed service for unreferred GP attendances in the electoral division of Hasluck in 2003 was $12.89.
(4) The number of unreferred GP attendances for the electoral division of Hasluck in 2003 was 578,547.
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Notes to the Statistics
These statistics relate to non-referred (general practitioner) attendances that were rendered on a `fee-for-service' basis and for which benefits were processed by the Health Insurance Commission in 12 months to December 2003 (year of processing). Excluded are details of non-referred attendances to public patients in hospital, to Department of Veterans' Affairs patients and some compensation cases.
Average out of pocket costs relate to non-hospital patient billed services, and are the difference between aggregate fees charged and aggregate benefits paid, divided by the number of services. It is not possible to compute accurate statistics on the average patient contribution per service for patient billed services in hospital, since the Medicare system does not record gap payments under private health insurance arrangements.
The statistics were compiled from Medicare data by patient enrolment (mailing address) postcode. Where a postcode overlapped electoral boundaries, the statistics were allocated to electorate using a concordance file derived from Population Census data, showing the proportion of the population of each postal area, in each electorate.