are ▁will ▁pay ▁the ▁patient ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date ), ▁online , ▁through ▁the ▁Medic are ▁mobile ▁apps , ▁or ▁at ▁joint ▁Medic are - C entre link ▁Service ▁Cent res . ▁ ▁Services ▁like ▁these ▁have ▁greatly ▁reduced ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁visit ▁Medic are ▁service ▁cent res , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁merged ▁into ▁Centre link ▁or ▁my G ov ▁shop front s . ▁ ▁Better ▁Access ▁Sch eme ▁The ▁Better ▁Access ▁Sch eme ▁extends ▁Medic are ▁to ▁cover ▁more ▁al lied ▁health ▁services ▁than ▁it ▁did ▁previously , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁mental ▁health . ▁It ▁became ▁available ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁National ▁Dis ability ▁In sur ance ▁Sch eme ▁A ▁long - standing ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁Medic are ▁schedule ▁was ▁its ▁limited ▁coverage ▁of ▁services ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁dis ability . ▁This ▁was ▁addressed ▁when ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁budget ▁( AL P ) ▁established ▁the ▁National ▁Dis ability ▁In sur ance ▁Sch eme , ▁which ▁was ▁progress ively ▁rolled ▁out ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁It ▁provides ▁fund ing ▁for ▁health ▁services ▁beyond ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁Medic are ▁schedule , ▁and ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Dis ability ▁In sur ance ▁Agency , ▁an ▁independent ▁government ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁M BS ▁index ation ▁free ze ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁budget ▁( Austral ian