Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

Annual reports provided by participating jurisdictions to the Commonwealth indicate that exempted sites have claimed approximately $8.72 million in Medicare benefits for eligible services since the commencement of the Improving Access to Primary Care in Rural and Remote Areas (the COAG s19(2) Exemptions Initiative) to June 2011.

A breakdown of these claims by participating jurisdiction and approved site is at Attachment ACOAG s19(2) Exemptions Initiative Sites

# These amounts are provided by the jurisdictional health department's annual report.

* Included in the Mareeba figure.

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