▁that ▁service ▁is ▁de emed ▁to ▁be , ▁and ▁the ▁level ▁( as ▁a ▁percentage ) ▁to ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁covered ▁by ▁Medic are ▁reb ates ▁to ▁the ▁patient . ▁ ▁The ▁scheme ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Whit lam ▁Government ▁under ▁the ▁brand ▁Med ib ank , ▁and ▁was ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁F ras er ▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁pay ing ▁customers ▁only . ▁The ▁Haw ke ▁Government ▁re inst ated ▁universal ▁health ▁care ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁under ▁the ▁brand ▁of ▁Medic are . ▁Med ib ank ▁continued ▁to ▁exist ▁as ▁a ▁government - owned ▁private ▁health ▁ins urance ▁provider ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁priv at ised ▁by ▁the ▁Abb ott ▁Government ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Re ci pro cal ▁Health ▁Care ▁Ag re ements ▁( R H CA ) ▁are ▁in ▁place ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Sweden , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Belg ium , ▁Finland , ▁Norway , ▁Sloven ia , ▁Mal ta , ▁Italy , ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁which ▁ent it les ▁visitors ▁from ▁these ▁countries ▁limited ▁access ▁to ▁public ▁health ▁care ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁el ig ible ▁Austral ians ▁to ▁reci pro cal ▁rights ▁while ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁countries . ▁ ▁Constitution al ▁framework ▁Australia ' s ▁Medic are ▁scheme ▁oper ates ▁under ▁power ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁Parliament ▁by ▁Section ▁ 5 1 ▁( xx iii A ) ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Constitution , ▁which ▁was ▁inserted ▁by