▁a ▁refer endum ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁federal ▁Parliament ▁power , ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁to ▁make ▁laws ▁with ▁respect ▁to : ▁The ▁provision ▁of ▁mat ern ity ▁allow ances , ▁wid ows ' ▁p ensions , ▁child ▁end ow ment , ▁un emp loyment , ▁ph arma ce ut ical , ▁sick ness ▁and ▁hospital ▁benefits , ▁medical ▁and ▁dent al ▁services ▁( but ▁not ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁author ise ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁civil ▁cons cription ), ▁benefits ▁to ▁students ▁and ▁family ▁allow ances . ▁ ▁This ▁emp ow ers ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁to ▁provide ▁benefits ▁under ▁the ▁Medic are ▁scheme , ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁provide ▁health ▁care ▁services ▁directly . ▁The ▁operation ▁of ▁hosp it als , ▁for ▁example , ▁remains ▁within ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁states ▁and ▁territ ories , ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁must ▁operate ▁through ▁their ▁authority . ▁ ▁Priv ately ▁run ▁hosp it als ▁are ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Medic are ▁scheme . ▁Medic are ▁benefits ▁are ▁pay able ▁for ▁medical ▁treatment ▁provided ▁to ▁admitted ▁patients ▁of ▁private ▁hosp it als ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁public ▁hosp it als . ▁However , ▁a ▁patient ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁hospital ▁( by ▁definition , ▁a ▁private ▁patient ) ▁would ▁need ▁private ▁ins urance ▁coverage ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁or ▁her ▁meet ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁charges ▁such ▁as ▁accommod ation ▁costs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁doctor ' s ▁charges ▁above ▁the ▁ 7 5 % ▁Medic are