HMS, HAG 2019 HSC 15 MC

Which of the following identifies a responsibility of each level of government in Australia's health care system?

	Commonwealth	State/Territory	Local
A.	Administering Medicare	Delivering cancer screening	Managing environmental health services
B.	Administering Medicare	Regulating private health insurance	Delivering home-based health services
C.	Delivering immunisation programs	Funding ambulance services	Monitoring health policy implementation
D.	Funding primary health care	Managing public hospitals	Delivering immunisation programs

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\(A\)

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A is correct: Commonwealth administers Medicare, states deliver screening programs, local councils manage environmental health.

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B is incorrect: Commonwealth regulates private health insurance, not state governments.
C is incorrect: Commonwealth delivers immunisation programs, not local government.
D is incorrect: Local government doesn’t deliver immunisation programs, this is state responsibility.

♦♦♦ Mean mark 29%.