Here’s how the Turnbull/Morrison government performed on hospitals, primary care, pharmaceuticals and private health insurance.
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When you enter a public hospital, you are likely to be asked if you have private health insurance, and if you want to use it. This is what you need to consider.
The A$1.25 billion health funding boost isn’t based on any coherent policy direction. It’s designed to shore up support in marginal electorates.
The person in charge of your surgery is a consultant surgeon. A consultant is the most qualified doctor in a hospital.
Need a quick overview of what the major parties are promising in health this election? We’ve got you covered.
Australians are waiting too long for elective surgery, dental care and treatment for mental health. It’s no wonder health is a vote-changer.
Only 16 out of 48 African countries and islands have access to hospital services within the WHO’s two-hour time threshold.
Each year, inspectors visit Australian hospitals. But they’re less like secret shoppers who identify flaws, and more like guests of a carefully orchestrated performance. This needs to change.
New research shows women receive sub-optimal care after they have a heart attack and are twice as likely than men to die six months after the attack.
Reports often talk about surgery wait times, but the time to actually see the specialist for the first time is the hidden waitlist.
Domestic violence in pregnancy not only causes distress and trauma for the mother, it also poses serious risks for the baby’s health and development.
Private health insurance premiums will rise from April 1, leaving consumers wondering if they should give it up or downgrade to save money.
The Jacqui Lambie Network plan is short on detail and unlikely to improve the health system or outcomes for Tasmanians over the longer term.
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?
One in four patients who stays overnight in hospital endures a complication.
New medical staff start in January and may not be as skilled or adept as their predecessors, meaning more things go wrong.
The reality of how the so-called penalties will work won’t match the rhetoric.
We have lots of data about hospital safety, but it’s not used to make us safer or more comfortable when we’re admitted.
There may be some benefits to public hospitals treating more private patients.
The fund is nothing more than a rebadging exercise in the hope people might think it is a new policy. And it’s being used to airbrush public hospitals out of the Medicare picture.
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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