Healthcare providers and aged care homes will receive another $1.4 billion to deal with the pandemic in a rapid injection of new federal funding to pay for workers, test kits, protective equipment and medicines.
Health Minister Mark Butler will confirm the $1.4 billion outlay on Monday with a promise the support will continue until December 31. Another $235 million will be spent on protective equipment, rapid antigen tests and other supplies for aged care, primary care, disability care and First Nations health services.As well, $142 million will be added to Medicare funding to cover rebates from October 1 for testing COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses.
CroweDM Or ending pockets of.. CEOs of private hospitals..
CroweDM Does anyone check how this money is spent, hopefully not lining the pockets of the people who run aged care homes.