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The federal government has proposed merging six separate health agencies into a single Health Productivity and Performance Authority. Flickr:redwolfoz

Merging health agencies will reduce accountability

Jim Hyde, Deakin University

The federal budget is expected to confirm news that a number of government agencies, including some health advisory bodies that provide oversight and recommendations based on evidence, will be axed, sold…
The Commission report recommends private health insurers take on a greater role in Australia’s health system. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Commission of Audit’s health hit list: experts respond

Anthony Harris, Monash University; Jim Hyde, Deakin University; Karen Soldatic, UNSW ; Philip Clarke, The University of Melbourne; Rob Moodie, The University of Melbourne, and Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute

The National Commission of Audit has made 86 recommendations with a focus on the federal government’s 15 biggest and fastest-growing areas of spending. Health is near the top of the list, with the Commission…

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