You’ve had some thousands of words of prose about Medicare Locals in recent Croakey posts … it must be time for some poetry from health economist Professor Gavin Mooney:
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Medicare Locals are creating big divisions.
We long for some unifying and healing decisions.
Where are the social determinants of health?
(They appear to be secret – to be processed by stealth?)
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GPs seemingly are to hold all the power
(The others excluded must really be sour!)
The community controlled sector? Missing from here.
Oops … forgotten… (Why can’t black fellas just disappear?)
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We need radical thinking, leaders charismatic
Revolutionary strategies, truly dramatic!
Bold, inspiring, healthful, new visions.
Else, what do we get? Just bigger Divisions.
Love it!