This is a structural problem, not something one budget can fix.
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Governments spend billions of dollars every year to encourage us to take up private cover. But our research shows this does little to reduce pressure on the public system.
The COVID-19 pandemic gives us a chance to improve our elective surgery system when it restarts.
Australians are waiting too long for elective surgery, dental care and treatment for mental health. It’s no wonder health is a vote-changer.
From hospital waiting lists to suicide rates, here’s how cuts affected health in Ireland and Greece.
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science and Biomedical Science, Marquette University
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne