Health

While our health care services are not in terminal decline, they are suffering from some chronic illnesses. Yet successive governments have examined our health care policies and done little more than slap on some sticking-plaster and send the more demanding patients away with a jellybean.

The CPD’s work tackles the inefficiency, inequity and needless complexity of our health system. We provide a platform for experts, stakeholders and citizens to share information and develop ideas to resuscitate Australia’s ailing health policies.

Ross Gittins | Why health cover needs no subsidies

There are few remaining points of ideological difference between the two major parties. When it comes to the funding of healthcare, particularly private health insurance, Ross Gittins can’t see too… more

Melissa Sweet | Federal govt urged to withdraw all support for private health insurance

In this article, Melissa Sweet promotes John Menadue and Ian McAuley’s discussion paper on private health insurance subsidies in Australia. With the government debating whether to introduce means testing on private health insurance, the new report… more

John Menadue and Ian McAuley | Govt proposals on private health insurance don’t go far enough

Writing in Crikey, CPD founder and board member John Menadue and CPD fellow Ian McAuley give their opinion on government proposals to apply a means test to private health insurance subsidies. Menadue and McAuley call for… more

Private Health Insurance: High in cost and low in equity | OCCASIONAL PAPER

John Menadue and Ian McAuley

Government proposals to apply a means test to private health insurance subsidies have re-ignited the debate about the role of private insurance. Download the new CPD discussion paper ‘Private Health… more

John Menadue’s searing critique of rural health

CPD’s John Menadue was recently invited to speak at the 11th National Rural Health Conference, held in Perth in March 2011. One in three Australian live in rural and remote… more

John Menadue | Presentation at 11th National Rural Health Conference

CPD’s John Menadue was recently invited to speak at the 11th National Rural Health Conference, held in Perth in March 2011. Here is an edited version of John Menadue’s speaking notes: There are systemic problems in… more

John Menadue on re-distribution of doctors

How an auction might help fix medico maldistribution John Menadue, a key figure in establishing our system for universal health care, has had much to say about the direction of health policy in recent years. Now… more

Australia is one step closer to an integrated health system | Jennifer Doggett

Jennifer Doggett

CPD health expert, Jennifer Doggett, takes a look at the introduction last week into Federal Parliament of legislation to establish the National Health and Hospitals Network (NHHN). It’s a step closer to an integrated health… more

Means-testing just one way to roll back an inefficient health subsidy

Jennifer Doggett

Resident CPD health policy expert, Jennifer Doggett, takes a close look at what the government proposes to include in a bill to be introduced to parliament soon. While labor may now be calling for means… more