Government critics say changes to health insurance rebates will strain the public health system. But the evidence shows the impact might not be what you think.
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New research shows what happens if the extra health insurance rebate for over-65s is scrapped, as planned. Here’s why the sky won’t fall in.
It can be easier for international private equity interests to buy a chain of local clinics or community labs than it is to purchase a single residential home.
In an emergency, you can’t always use your private health insurance. And even if you do, you can face these out-of-pocket costs.
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.
Urgent Care Clinics are one of three options for people to get care without going to a hospital emergency department.
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?
There are effective ways to reduce outpatient waiting lists that can be implemented now
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.
Hospitals are expensive and often traumatic places to provide mental health care.
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.
Both Labor and the Coalition have faced allegations of pork-barrelling this election campaign. But we can make better funding decisions.
One in ten people experience harm associated with their hospital care, such as medication errors, infections, or a deterioration that isn’t managed properly.
Medicare urgent care clinics were first set up in 2023. But are they meeting their objectives?
The funding has been billed as a way to shorten waits for care in emergency departments and for elective surgery. But will it really make a difference?
In a new study, we interviewed and shadowed 14 doctors in a public hospital to understand the pressures they are under.
A government review into private hospitals has yet to be made public. In the meantime, here’s whether there’s a case for a government bail-out.
It was recently suggested that specialised geriatric hospitals could be set up to ease pressure on Australia’s health system.
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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, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Professor, Public Health, Victoria University, Victoria University
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Associate professor, University of Newcastle
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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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Health economist, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney