Healthcare cost scare sends more people to emergency room Health The soaring cost of basic medical care is sending more Aussies to emergency rooms, putting additional pressure on the country’s hospitals.
Government moves to help some older Australians with climbing energy bills May 30, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Up to $500 will be given to people with a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) to ease the impact of electricity prices for older people.
Minister says Medicare reform ‘urgent’, makes case for health policy to get with the times and less red tape May 2, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal Health minister Mark Butler has announced the three strains of focus for looming Medicare reforms, which include updating old technology.
Medicare oversight needs a reboot April 11, 2023 By Stephen Duckett Federal Medicare’s payments regime, bureaucratic oversight, policy development and supporting information technology infrastructure are flawed.
Premium Columnists Professionals gone bad: the Medicare temptation a swathe of doctors can’t resit October 19, 2022 By Binoy Kampmark Economy & Industry Where there’s a huge pot of money that’s super easy to access (hello, Medicare), you’re going to get bad actors unlawfully taking it.
Keeping rural Australians out of hospital September 30, 2022 By Kristen Glenister and Tessa Archbold Editors' Picks Accessing health care in rural Australia is challenging, but without it, patients can end up in hospital for preventable reasons.
Health system needs workforce planning again, says former heath secretary August 22, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal Stephen Duckett says a government’s abysmal performance in managing its areas of responsibility is the government’s fault, not the public service’s.
