Question - ACT Health

Question

Number
511
Subject
ACT Health
(Interstate Travel Scheme)
Asked by
Rattenbury, Shane
Directed to
Minister for Health
Question asked on
26 June 2025
Answer due on
27 July 2025
Question asked
  1. In relation to the total claims for the Interstate Travel Scheme made in 2024 - 2025, (a) how many individuals made claims, successful or unsuccessful, (b) how many individuals successfully received reimbursement, (c) what was the average number of claims per person and (d) what was the average value of reimbursement.
  2. In relation to the Interstate Travel Scheme in 2023 - 2024, which provided funding for 1,478 claims, (a) how many individuals made claims, successful or unsuccessful, (b) how many individuals successfully received reimbursement, (c) what was the average number of claims per person and (d) what was the average value of reimbursement. 
  3.  In relation to eligibility requirements for the Interstate Travel Scheme, which state that someone is not eligible if “travelling to receive medical care from a health professional of your choice when that type of care is available in the ACT either publicly or privately”, (a) does this apply in cases in which patients may have to wait months or years in the ACT, but can access care in substantially less time in NSW, (b) if care is only available privately in the ACT, can a person access the scheme to receive care in the public system in NSW, and (c) does the Scheme take into consideration concerns around continuity of care, and choice of provider for patients (this is in relation to potentially having one option in Goulburn or rural NSW, versus many options in Sydney).