HMS, HAG NSE-Bank 19 MC

Consider the following statements.

Statement 1:	The federal, state and territory governments share responsibility for the regulation of the health workforce and the regulation of pharmacies and pharmaceuticals.
Statement 2:	Medicare covers part of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) fee for services and procedures for private patients in a public or private hospital.

Which of the following is correct?

Both statements are true.
Both statements are false.
Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.

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A

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A is correct: Both statements accurately describe shared government responsibilities in Australia’s health system and Medicare coverage for private patients.
Statement 1 is true because federal, state and territory governments share responsibility for regulating the health workforce, pharmacies and pharmaceuticals.
Statement 2 is true because Medicare covers part of the MBS fee for eligible services provided to private patients in hospital.