News that an OpenAI agent hacked Medicare has prompted calls for Australia to develop its own AI system.
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The timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, vindicating the government’s recent AI warnings.
We need to ask how ready Australian government systems are for increasingly capable AI agents.
This is unlikely to be the last time an AI agent hacks a government system.
Ideas are cheap. Getting major reforms through is the hard part, but we’ve done it before.
People living with Alzheimer’s as well as their caregivers benefit from culturally informed care.
It’s hard to know exactly how big an issue this is today, whether this is becoming more common or how much it costs taxpayers. But here’s what we know so far.
One Nation thinks adding photo ID to your Medicare card will stop fraud up to $3 billion a year. Here’s why this doesn’t stack up.
Federal policy changes are likely to make life harder for many Americans of modest means as they age.
Too many Australians affected by cancer are being financially ruined or receiving sub-optimal (or no) care, due to cost or distance – and it’s everyone’s problem.
This budget was much more about funding existing health services than reform.
When a home healthcare aide doesn’t show up, the consequences are immediate and can be dire.
John Howard was fond of saying good policy is good politics. Medicare’s survival through his government and others, seems to prove that point.
Governments are often criticised for lacking ambition and failing to tackle the long-term issues facing Australia. But it’s been done before, and can be again.
Policymakers are still deciding whether to make some types of Medicare coverage for telehealth permanent. Studies show it helps older adults get more consistent health care.
The clinics have received millions of visits since they opened in 2023. But a recent report suggests not everyone can get the care they need, when they need it.
Knowing in advance what your specialist will charge is a good step forward. But we need fairer fees to start with.
In the age of ‘whitened, straightened, veneered smiles’, the distance between ruined poor teeth and healthy, wealthy teeth is growing.
The pilot, launched in January 2026 in 6 states, could reduce wasteful spending, but increases provider paperwork and risks patient access to necessary care.
Why does health care reform keep failing despite decades of attention and expanding costs? A scholar of Congress has some answers.
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Jim Gillespie is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor in Health Policy, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data & Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Public Health, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Health economist, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, UMass Boston
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Associate Professor in Health Economics, Curtin University