Medicare Benefits Schedule Statistics

The Department of Health published quarterly and annual summary reports online. The Department of Human Services provides an interactive online tool that allows for searching on services provided and benefits paid for items in the MBS.\r\n\r\nData is available for research purposes at detailed aggregate and unit record levels under terms and conditions that ensure compliance with the relevant legislation under which the collection has been made. A range of aggregate data has been made available on the Internet for public use.\r\n\r\nExcel spreadsheets of quarterly and annual summary reports covering:\r\n* Number of services and bulk billing services;\r\n* Benefit paid and fee charged\r\n* Schedule fee and schedule fee observance; and\r\n* patient contribution for out-of-hospital and patient billed services\r\n\r\nInteractive online searching on the Internet that returns services and benefits for items and groups in the MBS. These can be viewed by State, patient gender, age group and over time (e.g. by month).