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Follow the links below to information on health insurance, including travel health insurance.
Reviewed July 2011
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| Title: | Outreach strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This review assesses the effectiveness of outreach strategies to increase health insurance coverage in children and includes two studies. One trial evaluated case managers who provide health insurance information and application assistance; a second tri... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Changes to the diagnostic imaging prohibited practice provisions of the Health Insurance Act |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The Australian Parliament passed legislation to amend provisions in the Health Insurance Act 1973 that relate to pathology and diagnostic imaging services provided under Medicare. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Lifetime Health Cover |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Topic Page |
| Description: | Links to information about Lifetime Health Cover. |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Healthcare financing systems for increasing the use of tobacco dependence treatment |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Apart from counselling and pharmacotherapy, strategies such as financial interventions could help smokers quit. We found eight trials involving financial interventions directed at smokers and two trials directed at health care providers. Providing full ... |
| Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Title: | Health advice for travellers with chronic illness |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | When planning overseas travel, it is easy to overlook the health risks. It is important to check if any vaccinations are needed for where you are going. Ask your doctor for a summary of your health and medication requirements. Overseas travel usually involves flying and sitting for hours in a cramped seat can cause several problems. |
| Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Title: | Health advice for travellers with chronic illness |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Older people and those with chronic illnesses are travelling overseas more than ever before. Basic but important considerations are adequate supplies of medication (carried in the hand luggage), a health summary and medication list. |
| Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Title: | Holiday health for overseas visitors |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW) |
| Description: | Although Medicare covers many health costs for Australian residents, it doesn't cover any health costs for overseas visitors. This is why it's very important to make sure any visitors from overseas have arranged private health insurance back in their home country to cover themselves for possible health problems while they're in Australia. |
| Date: | Feb 1998 |
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