Abstract
*MBS item numbers 66608 and 66609. †MBS item numbers 66833, 66834, 66835, 66836 and 66837 for November 2014 to June 2015, and 66608 and 66609 for July 2014 to October 2014, and then drop effectively to zero in the remaining months. u B frequency of vitamin D testing had risen dramatically in Australia between 2000 and 2010. Further, testing did not translate to improved health outcomes. Since that report, Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) expenditure on vitamin D testing rose from $109.0 million in the 2009e10 financial year to $151.1 million in 2012e13, falling slightly in 2013e14 to $143.1 million.
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