Tag: Health policy
How should England pay for social care? Germany, Norway and Sweden take very different routes
Germany funds care through compulsory insurance; Norway and Sweden through contributions and tax. What England’s social care debate can learn from them.
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Why the UK still can’t fix social care – and what four other countries got right
Every UK government since 1997 has reviewed social care funding without fixing it. What Japan, Sweden, Germany and Denmark did differently.
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Health Social Media Roundup this Week
A roundup of health stories from social media, including the tobacco excise debate and pressure on aged care funding and access.
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Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening
The algorithm that decides home aged care funding under Support at Home is under scrutiny. Hal Swerissen on why the Commonwealth should rethink it.
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With a shortage of aged-care beds, discharging patients stranded in hospital is harder than it sounds
Thousands of older patients are stuck in hospital waiting for aged care beds. Why moving them out is harder than it sounds under the new funding deal.
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Big changes are planned for aged care in 2025. But you’d never know from the major parties
Major aged care changes were due in 2025, yet neither major party said much about them. What was missing from the election debate on aged care.
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New report claims food policy is an ‘utter failure’
A new report calls Australia’s food policy an utter failure. Why poor diet deserves the regulation we’d demand of any product that cost lives.
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Alcohol Harm Minimisation Policy is a Fudge
Australia still drinks too much, and poorly designed harm minimisation policies are part of the problem. Hal Swerissen on fixing alcohol policy.
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Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why
Abortion has re-emerged as an issue in Queensland and South Australia. How US politics after Roe v Wade is shaping the Australian debate.
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Too many Australians are waiting for a home care package. Here’s how to fix the delays
Too many Australians are waiting for a home care package. This problem has gone on for too long. Here is how to fix it.
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Youth Transgender Care Policies Should Be Driven by Science
With US states split on banning or protecting youth gender care, the case for basing policy on scientific evidence rather than politics.
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What will aged care look like for the next generation? More of the same but higher out-of-pocket costs
Aged care is underfunded and costs are set to soar. Why the next generation can expect much the same system, with higher out-of-pocket costs.
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