In his second parliamentary reading of the legislation that established Medicare’s predecessor, Medibank, in 1973, then federal minister for social security, Bill Hayden, described the schem... Read more
The latest article in Croakey’s #OutOfPocket series addresses a poorly-understood aspect of medical billing for privately insured patients who have been in hospital. It’s no secret tha... Read more
In 2016-17, Australians spent $29.4 billion ($1195 per person) on out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for Medicare-subsidised healthcare delivered outside a hospital. This figure is likely to be signi... Read more
As trusted professionals, much of what doctors do is not prescribed by laws or externally-imposed rules but rather is underpinned by a more general statement of principles and expectations,... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A researcher who has investigated out of pocket medical costs for cancer patients has called for policy reform around public subsidy of the private health insurance... Read more
Ruth Armstrong writes: A single tweet put Monday night’s Four Corners episode into perspective for me. I’d been trying to put my finger on what seemed out of kilter with the whole segment an... Read more
*** This article was updated on 1 June with Twitter analytics for #Nurseforce *** The Federal Government’s Health Care Homes program was hailed by the Prime Minister as one of the grea... Read more
Earlier this year, News Corp newspapers and its online sites splashed a story with the headline: The secret fee list your doctor doesn’t want you to see‘ (paywall). The report said it... Read more
As the health sector waits to hear the outcome of Federal Budget 2018/19, Croakey editor Jennifer Doggett takes another look at the proposals made by from peak health organisations in their... Read more
Earlier this year the Senate passed a Greens motion calling on the Federal Government to ensure safe, surgical abortions are available in public hospitals across Australia. The motion called... Read more
