Medicare Urgent Care Clinics - additional funding

After consultation with the states and territories, the Government will provide additional funding of $358.5 million over 5 years from 2022-23 to deliver Medicare Urgent Care Clinics by the end of 2023, including for 8 new Clinics. The Medicare Urgent Care Clinics will reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments and improve access for urgent, but not life-threatening, care. All Medicare Urgent Care Clinics will be open during Health and Aged Care | extended business hours with no appointments required and will ensure that patients do not have out-of-pocket costs. Partial funding for this measure has already been provided for by the Government. This measure builds on the 2022-23 October Budget measure titled Urgent Care Clinics.