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March 8, 2022

Private obstetric care increases the chance of caesarean birth, regardless of health needs and wishes

Serena Yu, University of Technology Sydney; Caroline Homer, Burnet Institute; Denzil G Fiebig, UNSW ; Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney, and Vanessa Scarf, University of Technology Sydney

We looked at almost 300,000 births and found those mothers in the private system were more likely to have a caesarean – even if they didn’t really want or need one.

A$1.6 billion over four years will allow 14,000 more older Australians to remain in their home for longer. Tanoy1412/Shutterstock

May 8, 2018

Budget 2018 boosts aged care, rural health and medical research: health experts respond

Kees Van Gool, University of Technology Sydney; Andrew Wilson, University of Sydney; Helen Dickinson, UNSW ; Lesley Russell, University of Sydney; Peter Sivey, RMIT University, and Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney

Making older Australians the cornerstone of budget measures is a calculated political tactic.

The five yearly negotiations have long generated controversy and angst. Jair Lázaro

February 8, 2018

Public hospital blame game – here’s how we got into this funding mess

Jane Hall, University of Technology Sydney and Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney

Public hospitals in Australia are owned and operated by state (and territory) governments. So why does the Commonwealth government attract blame for lack of hospital funding?

More knowledge about your genetic makeup enables you to make better-informed choices – but at what cost? Shutterstock

February 1, 2018

Not all genetic tests should be publicly funded – here’s why

Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney; Jane Hall, University of Technology Sydney, and Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute

It’s exciting to think we’re on the brink of a genomic revolution in health care. But just because new technology becomes available, it doesn’t mean it should automatically be publicly funded.

Applications to list drugs on the PBS are usually submitted by the manufacturers of those drugs. from shutterstock.com

November 27, 2017

We don’t need to change how we subsidise ‘breakthrough’ cancer treatments

Richard De Abreu Lourenco, University of Technology Sydney; Marion Haas, University of Technology Sydney, and Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney

Some argue the current system of subsidising drugs in Australia needs changing to accommodate new cancer therapies. But two recent drug listings show the current system is working perfectly well.

The cost governments are willing to pay drug companies for medicines depends on the outcome the drug will provide. from www.shutterstock.com

November 20, 2017

Explainer: how is the price of medicine decided in Australia?

Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney; Philip Haywood, University of Technology Sydney, and Richard De Abreu Lourenco, University of Technology Sydney

Have you ever wondered why some drugs are so cheap, and others so expensive? Here’s why.

As the Australian government tightens its belt, consumers end up spending more of their own money on health. Nikki Short/AAP Image/AAP

September 24, 2015

Patients paying more for health care as government tightens belt

Nicola McCaskill, The Conversation and Sasha Petrova, The Conversation

Australians are picking up some of the slack of government belt-tightening by paying more for health, with experts concerned this could reduce the equity in Australia’s health system.

There’s elephant in the room that government-appointed reviewers need to notice if they’re going to overhaul the Medicare Benefits Schedule. mike woodward/Flickr

April 29, 2015

Medicare review must deal with ‘elephant in the room’ incentives

Jane Hall, University of Technology Sydney; Kees Van Gool, University of Technology Sydney; Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney; Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney, and Stephen Goodall, University of Technology Sydney

The review of Medicare recently announced by the health minister is not only a pachydermal task, it will also fail unless it acknowledges the elephant in the room – our fee-for service health system.

Women and older people form two ‘armies’ Treasurer Joe Hockey is hoping will help protect Australia’s future prosperity. Mick Tsikas/AAP

March 5, 2015

Hockey looks to ‘armies’ in Intergenerational Report: experts react

John Buchanan, University of Sydney; Alan Pears, RMIT University; Hal Kendig, Australian National University; Ian Lowe, Griffith University; Martin O'Brien, University of Wollongong; Richard Norman, Curtin University; Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney, and Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute

Experts question where the jobs for older Australians will come from.

Health rationing assessments compare different aspects of health such as pain, anxiety, mobility and social interactions – but what’s more important? Image from shutterstock.com

May 8, 2013

Comparing apples, pears and hips: health rationing at work

Richard Norman, University of Technology Sydney and Rosalie Viney, University of Technology Sydney

In the seventh part of our series Health Rationing, Richard Norman and Rosalie Viney explain the controversial system governments use to decide what will and won’t be covered under Australia’s universal…

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