Given the relative mildness of swine flu, has Australia’s response been appropriate? It’s a worthy question that will, no doubt, be debated for some time. In the journal Rural and Remote Hea... Read more
For years, we’ve been repeatedly told that when Governments plough public money into subsidising private health insurance and private hospitals, they’re doing it to help the publ... Read more
Health bureaucracies and their public affairs units, ministerial staffers and health service managers make a powerful effort to stop people who work within the public health system from enga... Read more
For everyone who believes that simply spending more money is the answer to the health system’s woes, this new report should be essential reading. It’s a review of the evidence about efficien... Read more
We have new entries for the Croakey Register of Unreleased Documents. CRUD records the details of evaluations, plans, reviews and other such documents that should be released (whether by gov... Read more
While the front pages and buckets of airtime are being devoured by the question of whether the wealthy should have to pay more for their private health insurance, there are other, far more i... Read more
The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen, has announced that the Productivity Commission will study the relative performance of the public and private hospital systems. The study will compare tr... Read more
Paul Smith, political editor at Australian Doctor, has had a briefing from the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission. He writes: The commission’s final report is due in abou... Read more
The obstetricians are out in full force, suggesting that mooted changes to the Safety Net will “punish women and their families because they chose to seek help with their pregnancy and... Read more
In the lead-up to the budget, Croakey has asked an assortment of public health and health policy types about their wishes and expectations. Michael Moore, CEO, Public Health Association of A... Read more
