Now that some details about the 30 Primary Health Networks (PHNs) have been released, it might be timely to see some serious analysis of who are the winners and the losers amid the considera... Read more
(This post was updated on July 3, 4 and 20 – see bottom of post) Today marks the end of an era, for many organisations, their employees and those who have relied upon or been part of t... Read more
Many thanks to Jason Trethowan, CEO of Barwon Medicare Local for this eye-witness account of the impending move from Medicare Locals to Primary Health Networks. There has been much discussio... Read more
In the wake of the explosion that was the Federal Budget, plenty of details have gone missing in action and may take time to surface. In the article below, health policy consultant Dr Sharon... Read more
Uncertainty about the future of Medicare Locals must be having a negative impact upon those involved with these organisations as well as those using their services. At least one Medicare Loc... Read more
This statement was issued yesterday by the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance. Fair and equal access is an essential quality of our health system There seems to be a real danger that dec... Read more
The Federal Budget is looking like bad news for Medicare Locals – and this means bad news for the community’s health and the future of healthcare costs, says health policy analyst Jennifer D... Read more
I am delighted to announce that Carol Bennett, who has only just started her new job as CEO of the Hunter Medicare Local in NSW, after leading the Consumers Health Forum for five years, is i... Read more
Croakey has lost count of the number of contributors who have written here of the need to reform the fee-for-service model that underpins so much healthcare (for a recent sampling, see this... Read more