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National affairs Lesley Russell 6 June 2017 Despite the government’s resolve to defuse Labor’s Medicare attacks, the federal budget isn’t looking so generous under scrutiny
National affairs Lesley Russell 8 May 2017 Hospitalisation can take a heavy toll on patients, but there are ways of reducing its impact National affairs Mike Steketee 3 May 2017 And how much did Labor’s “Mediscare” campaign narrow the margin? The Australian Electoral Study has its answers National affairs Stephen Duckett 31 March 2017 Tomorrow’s drug price reductions are good news, but more can be done to control spending on pharmaceuticals International Lesley Russell 23 March 2017 With new afterword | Surprise in Congress: healthcare reform is complicated and politically fraught
National affairs Lesley Russell 21 March 2017 A promising federal government homelessness strategy dissipated for lack of funding and political will
National affairs 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 Lesley Russell 1 March 2017 The federal government’s plan for “stepped care” needs fine-tuning National affairs Lesley Russell 23 January 2017 A strong minister will look beyond doctors and hospitals to improve Australians’ health International Lesley Russell 9 January 2017 As Republicans splinter and the real world intrudes, abolishing Obamacare is looking more difficult by the day
Essays & reportage Julie Shiels 1 December 2016 In a world-leading public health measure, highly effective anti-virals have been made available to treat Hepatitis C under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Podcasts Peter Clarke 24 November 2016 Peter Clarke talks to Bio21 researcher Chris Armstrong about new research that challenges popular views of this enigmatic illness National affairs John Quiggin 4 October 2016 Mistaken fears about an “ageing population” have stopped us from considering how best to respond to the prospect of longer, healthier lives National affairs Tim Colebatch 2 September 2016 What if we took the leaders at their word? Tim Colebatch looks at the initiatives that might result National affairs Lesley Russell 5 August 2016 More consultation, more investment and a wider view of healthcare needs – these are the necessary elements of an innovative scheme that could transform patient care, writes…
National affairs Hal Swerissen & Stephen Duckett 8 July 2016 The election campaign showed that Medicare has wide support, write Hal Swerissen and Stephen Duckett. But that doesn’t mean the scheme should stand still
National affairs Lesley Russell 28 June 2016 To understand what’s at stake, we need to recall how successive governments have treated the scheme, argues Lesley Russell Essays & reportage Melanie Joosten 17 June 2016 Ageing needs to be treated as a state of living rather than failing, argues Melanie Joosten in this extract from her new book National affairs 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… Essays & reportage Frank Bowden 13 April 2016 Working out whether a treatment works, and for how many people, is trickier than it sounds, writes Frank Bowden. Here’s how you should go about doing it
Essays & reportage Frank Bowden 11 March 2016 Vaccination is not only justified by self-interest. It is also an act of altruism
National affairs 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 National affairs Lesley Russell 13 November 2015 Nervousness about the end point of the federal government’s review of private health insurance is entirely justified, writes Lesley Russell International Lesley Russell 29 June 2015 The US Supreme Court annoyed conservatives twice last week, fuelling an even more divisive presidential race, writes Lesley Russell From the archive Frank Bowden 17 December 2014 Atul Gawande has written an important book about the limits of medicine
Books & arts Jacinta Halloran 6 November 2014 Two accounts of getting, and being, pregnant tell only part of the story about conception and childbirth
Books & arts Lesley Russell 6 November 2014 Adam Reich vividly describes the way different kinds of hospitals work in the United States, writes Lesley Russell. But what happened to the patients? National affairs Lesley Russell 26 September 2014 Lesley Russell looks at what the draft recommendations of the competition policy review mean for health policy and services Essays & reportage Frank Bowden 27 August 2014 With one-in-two people dying within days of becoming ill, it’s little wonder that Ebola causes panic. But the real threat can only be assessed if we understand the history… Books & arts David Le Couteur 28 July 2014 Why do so many dementia researchers hold to a single theory so fervently? An unsettling new book throws light on entrenched beliefs, writes David Le Couteur