Some GPs do not charge more than the Scheduled Fee for their services and bill Medicare directly (a process known as bulk-billing), meaning that patients have no upfront out-of-pocket expenses. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is the system that subsidies prescription medications. ...
fhealth was rated using a 5-point scale (1 = poor to 5 = excellent).gthe s-tofhla is a 36-item scale that requires participants to answer queries based on 2 passages using multiple choice. scores can range from 0 to 36, with a higher score indicating better health literacy. a score...
Medicare, the government health care program for individuals over the age of 65, has four main parts. Each partoffersdifferent coverage and has its own individual cost structure as follows: Medicare Part A: "Traditional" Medicare that covers inpatient and hospital care. No premiums for...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Racial disparities in total knee replacement among Medicare enrollees--United States, 2000-2006," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 133-138, 2009.Racial disparities in total knee replacement among Medicare enrollees-United ...