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Passage 1
MEDICARE
YOUR HEALTH INSURER
What does Medicare cover?
Doctors
Medicare helps pay for the doctor to treat you at the doctor's
surgery or wherever you need
treatment. Medicare helps pay for treatment by a specialist. If you
need to see a specialist. You
must be referred by your doctor.
Other medical services
X-rays
Pathology tests
Medical tests. examinations and procedures
Optometrists
Medicare helps pay for eye tests. But nor for the cost of glasses or
contact lenses.
Dentists
Routine dental services are not covered. However, some medical-type
operations performed by
approved dentists are covered.
Hospitals
Public patient
If you choose to be treated under Medicare as a public patient in a
public hospital. Medicare will
cover all hospital costs. You pay nothing.
Private patient
If you choose to be treated as a private patient in any hospital.
Medicare will help to pay for
services by your doctor. However. Medicare will not pay for expenses
such as theatre fees or your
accommodation. These charges can be covered by arranging private
health insurance.
Look at the following statements after reading the notice about
Medicare.
In boxes 3-6 on your answer sheet write:
TRUE if the statement is true
FALSE if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in
the notice
Example
Answer
Medicare does not pay for glasses. TRUE
3. Medicare does not pay for any work done by dentists.
4.Medicare pays for ambulance fees.
5. If you have not seen a doctor first, Medicare will not pay for
you to see a specialist.
6. Medicare will pay at least some hospital doctor's costs for both
private and public patients.
Passage2
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Technical and Further Education
Australia's Technical and Further Education (TAFE) sector is a
nationally recogn
ized government system of vocational education and training and is
the major pro
vider of the skills required by the Australian workforce.
TAFE is the largest of the tertiary education sectors in Australia.
It accounts f
or approximately 70 per cent of post-secondary education
enrolments. There are 2
32 major TAFE colleges in Australia.
Although each state and territory administers its own system of TAFE,
the qualif
ications they award are transferable throughout Australia.
Although TAFE college
s cannot award tertiary-level degrees, some TAFE courses permit
TAFE graduates t
o be admitted with advanced standing into degree courses offered by
universities
TAFE courses provide initial and further education at professional,
para-profess
ional, post-trade, trade and operative level. TAFE courses are
developed in coll
aboration with industry and the community to ensure the most
up-to-date educatio
n and training is provided.
. Private Post_ secondary Institutions
These private institutions are like TAFE colleges because they teach
special ski
lls for jobs but each one of them usually specializes in courses
for one industry.
There are many private institutions in Australia offering a wide
range of course
s: English language (ELICOS. see Chapter 6). secretarial studies.
data processin
g. pilot training. business and management. recreational courses
and religious s
tudies. (Other courses offered by private post-secondary
institutions are listed
in Chapter 7, Special Studies.)
If you successfully complete these course you receive a
qualification called a `
certificate'or `diploma'. These are widely recognized by
professional associatio
ns and industries in Australia, and are sometimes recognized by
higher education
institutions for credit. Before you undertake a course at a
private post-second
ary institution you should check that the certificate or diploma
offered is appr
opriate for your particular purpose because some private
institutions offer cours
es which are not recognized. If you want to enter a higher
education institution
from a private post-secondary institution. you should ask the
higher education
institution whether they accept the qualification before you
start your course.
20 There are more people studying in TAFE colleges than in any other
kind
of higher education institution.
21. TAFE qualifications are accepted anywhere in Australia.
22. Some TAFE colleges offer university degrees.
23. Each TAFE college specializes in teaching skills for working
within o
ne specific industry
24. The next chapter deals with English language courses.
25. Certificates or diplomas from all private post-secondary
institutions are recognized every-where in Australia.
Key:
3-False
4--Not Given
5--True
6--True
20.True
21. True
22. False
23. False
24. True
25. False
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