Jennifer Doggett considers that the significance of the COAG meeting on health reform needs to be seen in terms of politics, rather than policy. more
Monthly Archives:: April 2010
Rudd has the mandate but not the perfect plan
John Menadue tells The Age that the health reforms deserve support but are missing some cost cutting measures First published in The Age on 18 April 2010 Substantial and sustained health reform is needed, not a state versus federal duel. THE great health debate of 2010 is a dud. We should be talking about the shape of our future health … more
How Much Will A Healthy Nation Cost?
What with getting the states onside and finding funds for new policy proposals, Kevin Rudd’s healthcare reforms are getting more costly by the day, writes Ben Eltham First published on New Matlida on 14 April 2010 For the past month, Australian politics has been dominated by the issue of healthcare reform. For the Government, it’s a key plank in Labor’s … more
Rudd’s destructive intervention
Jeff Richardson provides an alternative response to the National Health and Hospitals Network announcement with concerns about the Commonwealth creating a health monopoly more
Red Toryism – some ideas for both left and right?
Susie Byers suggests that there might be some fresh winds blowing into politics from David Cameron’s Red Tories. more
An Industry Economist looks at Australia’s health industry
Ian McAuley describes how the health sector would look to an industry economist, and finds some strange practices. more
Rudd’s health reforms: heading in the wrong direction and for a brick wall?
Fiona Armstrong asks whether Rudd’s Health Reforms are heading in the wrong direction and for a brick wall on Crikey’s health blog Croakey First published on Croakey, Crikey’s Health Blog on 12 April 2010 Are the Rudd Government’s plans for health reform heading for a brick wall? And in the wrong direction? That’s the suggestion from two pieces below. The … more