Australia’s health system is ailing
by
David Penington
In every Western country, health costs are rising well ahead of the consumer price index. The recent COAG health reforms are insufficient to address Australia’s ailing health system, writes David Penington.
Related Articles
podcast
17 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal governmentA comprehensive conversation with the contributors to the Grattan Commonwealth Orange Book 2019 breaking down the key policy priorities for the next federal government. Drawing on 10 years of Grattan…
news
10 October 2019
Time to kill the private health insurance zombiesPublished by Pearls and Irritations, 10 October 2019 Two zombie policies stalk the Private Health Insurance (PHI) policy world: A ‘Hospital Benefits Schedule’ and ‘Medicare Select’. Here 
news
08 October 2019
A bigger cash handout is not the answer for private health insurance woesPublished by The Guardian, Tuesday 8 October In a letter to the health insurance industry in June, the industry regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, bluntly told the industry…