House debates Questions in Writing

Superclinics (Question No. 212)

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 House of Representatives

Andrew Southcott

Andrew Southcott Boothby, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare

asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 28 February 2011:

Of the $280.2 M allocated to the 2007-08 GP Super Clinics Program, what sum has already been paid to the funding recipients.

Nicola Roxon

Nicola Roxon Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The $280.2 M allocated to the GP Super Clinic Program assumed an amount for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) flow ons. Therefore of the total, $181.7 M was specified for grant funding. Of this, approximately $127 M has been paid to funding recipients to date against milestones outlined in the relevant Funding Agreements.