After graduation, I would like to work in the research and statistics department for Medicare under their National Graduate Program to help improve the public health system by providing minority groups such as refugees and Indigenous Australians with better health care policies.
Medicare provides access to many medical services, reduces the cost of prescriptions and gives free care to patients in in any public hospital. People who are eligible for Medicare receive free treatment by health1 professionals and other specialists and receive 75% of their money back for consultation fees if a person is in a private hospital.
Indigenous Australians have poor health compared to other Australians so Medicare has an Indigenous Access Program. This will provide access to Medicare services for Aboriginal and Torres State Islander Australians. In this program Medicare has Liaison Officers who work closely with the Indigenous community. These officers have appropriate skills and understanding of the Indigenous community. The Liaison Officers educate Indigenous people about healthcare, encourage Aboriginal2 and Torres State Islander Australians to enrol in Medicare and ensure the right Medicare benefits are claimed. They promote
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I am interested in finding a relationship between funding and delivery of health care, a major future challenge for Australia. The qualifications required for this job are: a basic understanding of data analysis as well as research, finding trends and using them strategically, how to manage data and information, being able to spot any fraud investigations and data analysis6 that is related to service policy. To work under this program there are compulsory qualifications such as: being an Australian citizen, ready to relocate if needed, and having completed a recent bachelor degree that is recognised in