Stephen Duckett is Director of the Health Program at the Grattan Institute. He has held top operational and policy leadership positions in healthcare in Australia and Canada, including as Secretary of what is now the Commonwealth Department of Health.
Books & arts
When health becomes a risky business
Stephen Duckett
7 August 2017
Books | Epidemiologist Geoffrey Kabat helps steer us through the claims and counter claims
National affairs
Different drugs, same benefits
Stephen Duckett
31 March 2017
Tomorrow’s drug price reductions are good news, but more can be done to control spending on pharmaceuticals
National affairs
Time to slay a pharmaceutical zombie
Stephen Duckett
7 March 2017
As other countries have shown, there are better ways to save half a billion each year in health spending
National affairs
Chill winds for doctors, and their patients
Stephen Duckett
20 May 2016
A flat economy has stopped the Medicare freeze from becoming a major headache for the Coalition, says Stephen Duckett. But continuing to hold down the rebate…
National affairs
Reforming healthcare: an early signpost
Stephen Duckett
2 December 2015
The government’s response to the mental health review points to the likely direction of broader healthcare reform, writes Stephen Duckett
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