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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Young people are waiting more than three months for mental health care, and are struggling to cope while they wait.
The federal government caps the number of home care packages it provides. When demand exceeds supply, waiting times blow out.
Most parties are promising more funding for the government drug-buying agency. But two likely coalition partners are suggesting a new – and possibly risky – approach to medicines procurement.
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.
People on the general waiting list can wait a decade to be housed. Even those on the priority list may wait years. Asked how the wait affects them, their responses reveal devastating impacts.
A review of government services has found that autistic people are being failed in health, education, employment, poverty and housing.
Why are some of the problems with housing stress and homelessness worse in New South Wales than in other states?
A serious disability is one of the most common reasons people apply for social housing. The long wait for a suitable home just adds to the daily challenges they face.
The COVID-19 pandemic gives us a chance to improve our elective surgery system when it restarts.
Helping tenants find work supposedly creates a pathway into private rental housing, freeing up social housing for others. Private rental costs and the situations of many tenants make that unrealistic.
Australians are waiting too long for elective surgery, dental care and treatment for mental health. It’s no wonder health is a vote-changer.
Reports often talk about surgery wait times, but the time to actually see the specialist for the first time is the hidden waitlist.
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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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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Lincoln
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Research Fellow & Deputy Director, HACRU, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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PhD Candidate in Access to Healthcare for Autistic Adults, Cardiff University
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Little Heroes Professor of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Flinders University
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Research Fellow (Housing and Homelessness) at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW