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Here’s what you need to know about the different types of cover. And if your claim is rejected, what to do next.
Here’s how a drug gets from an idea into patients’ hands – and why Australians sometimes wait longer to access a new drug than their American cousins.
Australia’s new lung cancer screen program further disadvantages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are already at increased risk of lung cancer.
Here’s how the government can fund these vital supports and save the NDIS – without spending more money.
Many Indigenous families around the world say hospital staff often don’t understand their cultures or even give them basic rights during maternity care.
Too many people miss out on seeing specialist doctors, while others face long waits or high costs. A new Grattan Institute report outlines a blueprint for reform.
People with disability are more likely to die from cancer than the overall population. Here’s how we can shift this striking inequity.
A damaged home and the psychological stress that comes with living through a major cyclone can prompt people to buy private health insurance.
Not all examples of flawed medical records relate to individual human error. Here’s what else can go wrong.
Boosting Australia’s ability to make pharmaceuticals sounds like a great way to ease medicine shortages. But there are simpler, cheaper options we could try first.
Public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act have helped shape health policy and keep the government accountable – but recent staff cuts may make this impossible.
Specialists’ fees are high, vary across specialties and across geographical regions. And you can search for who’s charging what near you.
Here’s what an incoming government needs to have on its radar when it comes to aged care.
A new review recommends lifting the ban on seven complementary therapies. Nine others remain prohibited.
Here’s what the government’s new funding package for mental health gets right – and where it falls short.
The major parties say they won’t use the PBS as a bargaining chip in US tariff negotiations. They also need to resist pressure to slow down access to generic drugs.
Patients have been slow to sign up for MyMedicare. But what is MyMedicare? And how could we learn from other countries to help patients enrol?
Reassurance scans are marketed as a way to ‘give you peace of mind’ about your baby’s development. But often those doing the scans aren’t actually sonographers.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vision for US health policy prioritizes deregulation and leaves Americans with fewer benefits, services and protections.
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Jim Gillespie is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor in Health Policy, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data & Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Public Sector Finance, University of Canberra
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney