A decade ago, 74% of patients presenting to emergency patients were seen within the recommended time. Now it’s 67%. And the decline is similar for elective surgery.
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Urgent Care Clinics are one of three options for people to get care without going to a hospital emergency department.
Unlike other comparable nations, specialists in Australia can charge what they like. But higher fees don’t necessarily mean better care.
Private hospitals perform around 70% of elective surgery in Australia. But many are in financial trouble.
As negotiations continue, each side is blaming the other for problems in public hospitals. How did we get here?
People in rural areas often have to travel long distances for treatment and spend weeks or months away from home, family and work.
There are effective ways to reduce outpatient waiting lists that can be implemented now
Hospitals are feeling intense pressure, yet the states have been asked to rein in spending. Here’s how they can get more care for every hospital dollar spent.
The government has subsidised Australians’ private health insurance premiums since the 1990s. But is the policy delivering? Here’s what the evidence says.
Too many people miss out on seeing specialist doctors, while others face long waits or high costs. A new Grattan Institute report outlines a blueprint for reform.
More private hospitals will face similar financial troubles and some will be forced to close. Here’s what this means for patients, the public system and the budget.
Medicare urgent care clinics were first set up in 2023. But are they meeting their objectives?
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Senior Associate, Health Program, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
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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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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Senior Clinical Lecturer, Emergency Medicine, Flinders University
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Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University
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Senior Research Fellow, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Professor, Deakin University
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Professor of Allied Health and Implementation Science, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, Equitable Cancer Outcomes across Rural and Remote Australia (ECORRA), Deakin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Rural Health Research, Deakin University