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2019-10-19

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The Australian Health Care Reform Alliance (AHCRA) today called on all political parties to work together to find solutions to the current private health insurance crisis and to develop a joint approach to the future funding of private health care in Australia.

Australian Health Care Reform Alliance

2 days ago

Health in all policiesThe importance of having a focus on national wellbeing is something that the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance has supported. For more background go to https://bit.ly/3dtLC2D ... See MoreSee Less

Australia's wellbeing budget: what we can – and can't – learn from NZ

theconversation.com

What is a well-being budget? It’s a process that seeks to set consistent long-term priorities, instead of changing priorities according to political expediency.

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Australian Health Care Reform Alliance

4 days ago

To strengthen Medicare, the Taskforce must focus on addressing the climate crisis

www.croakey.org

Introduction by Croakey: Work is needed to ensure Australia’s health system is much better prepared to cope with the impacts

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Australian Health Care Reform Alliance

1 week ago

The PHAA Pre-Budget submissionAHCRA is pleased to highlight the submission from the Public health Associatiion of Australia in relation to the forthcoming 2023 Budget. https://t.co/Ehz7vwfozlImportant issues include topics that have been raised by AHCRA such as:The economic significance of the population’s health The importance of preventing chronic illnessClimate change and population healthAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthEstablishing a National Centre for Disease Control and PreventionDevelopment of the nation’s public health workforce and Implementing the national strategy for preventive health.Related revenue proposals include those for Tobacco, Alcohol, Sugar-sweetened beverages. ... See MoreSee Less

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Australian Health Care Reform Alliance

1 week ago

Advice on Strengthening MedicareConsidered advice from several knowledgeable research and policy sources. ... See MoreSee Less

Advice for the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce from health groups and experts

www.croakey.org

The Federal Government’s new Strengthening Medicare Taskforce met for the first time last week, and released a communiqué outlining its

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Australian Health Care Reform Alliance

2 weeks ago

Australian Mental Wellbeing Index reportThe Australian Mental Wellbeing Index aims to provide a consistent and reliable dataset to inform mental wellbeing policy and decision making; draw attention to changes in national trends in Australia’s mental wellbeing; and reframe how Australians consider mental wellbeing. https://bit.ly/3p39MTPThe Index consists of six mental wellbeing domains: emotional awareness, focus and concentration, emotional regulation, relationships & social connections, sleep, and stress.This first report has provided a preliminary view of changes in the overall mental wellbeing of Australians over time. The report has also identified changes in net scores for individual domains, as well as the similarities and differences in mental wellbeing across Australian regions. Future reports of the Index will focus on other population variables of interest such as gender, age, parents and educators, to allow a better understanding of the mental wellbeing of the diverse cohorts and communities thatmake up Australia. ... See MoreSee Less

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Australian Health Care Reform Alliance

3 weeks ago

The need for and nature of primary care reformStephen Duckett writes on primary care. He notes that coordinating and integrating services mean making difficult choices and trade-offs and the proliferation of primary care service programs by both Commonwealth and state governments.It is easier (and more politically popular) to announce a new funding program than to encourage existing health services to collaborate in meeting service gaps. However, just as with politics, all integration is local and must take account of local circumstances, population needs, and local service gaps. This framing of the integration conundrum raises questions as to how governments can support better integration of services as the increased prevalence of chronic illness requires. Perhaps the Strengthening Medicare task force could augment the new money allocated by sweeping some of the existing programmatic confetti into its remit, to foster a more integrated approach to local provision. Or maybe this should be part of the next wave of reform.Integrated care is essential for good primary care, but integration of whom for what? The atomised nature of Australia’s primary care system and the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses make the integration challenge more difficult in Australia than in the United Kingdom (UK) or Canada, which both have a single level of government responsible for all health care and, especially in the UK, an organised system in the form of the NHS. Nevertheless, there are good examples of integration occurring in Australia, and international examples of better integration can provide lessons for how to move faster on integrated care in this country.Stephen suggests the epidemiological transition — where there is increased prevalence of chronic disease and multi-morbidity — should be associated with changed treatment patterns: more integrated care, more multidisciplinary care, more teamwork and inter-professional collaboration. This again suggests an ongoing relationship between provider(s) and patient, identifying what is wrong and working with the patient to meet their needs. We wish the Strengthening Medicare task force and the new government well in their endeavours. ... See MoreSee Less

Will 2022 be the year primary health care takes a step up? - Pearls and Irritations

johnmenadue.com

One thing primary care has is a lot of reports about reform. But despite this not a single cent has been invested in these reforms.

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