Action description:
Building the Community-Controlled Sector Joint Virtual Funding Pool - Health Sector - Optimal Utilisation of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Project provides funding to NACCHO to strengthen and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health services (ACCHS) nationally. This activity will improve MBS claiming practices and the utilisation of other primary care payments to facilitate comprehensive multi-disciplinary health care to First Nations Australians. This is funding under the Building the Community-Controlled Sector Joint Virtual Funding Pool.
Priority reform:
Priority Reform Two
Outcome:
Outcome 01
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
Outcome01 Rates of accessing/utilisation of health services (General Practitioner (GP) visits/ health assessments (Medicare Benefit 715), chronic disease care items (Team Care arrangement and GP Management Plan))
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Indigenous Australians
Minister for Health and Aged Care
Resourcing:
$4.4 million
Delivery timeframe:
Jun-2025
Agency:
Department of Health and Aged Care
National Indigenous Australians Agency