02/1984 — Ongoing 1984 — Ongoing 01/06/2023
The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data collection contains information on services that qualify for a benefit under the Health Insurance Act 1973 and for which a claim has been processed. The database comprises information about MBS claims (including benefits paid), patients and service providers. The information is used for essential analysis of the MBS, for example investigating service use and costs. The dataset is owned and managed by the Department of Health.
The Medicare Program (‘Medicare’) provides access to medical and hospital services for all Australian residents who hold a current Medicare care and overseas visitors from countries with which Australia has a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA). The data collection includes a current and historical record of all medical and hospital services that are subsidised by the Government under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).
This dataset does not contain information about hospital services provided to public patients in public hospitals. There is a four month delay on availability of data, prior to the extraction date.
The MBS data collection does not include services that qualify for a benefit under the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) National Treatment Account.
Administrative. MBS claims data are an administrative by-product of the Department of Human Services administration of the Medicare fee-for-service payment system.
National
Health Insurance Act 1973
| Language | english |
| Format | csv sas |
| Coding | Nil. |
