Most vision loss is preventable, yet many New Zealanders can’t afford care. Following Australia’s public funding model could cut costs and reduce inequities.
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If the government wants to pursue more public-private partnerships, it must consider a funding model that guarantees equity of access.
African countries must not sign away their health data or release their pathogens in exchange for donor funding.
Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.
NZ’s primary care model rewards volume over complexity. Properly funding high-need patients would make the system safer and more sustainable.
Like other high-income countries, Australia and New Zealand are leaning on GPs to solve increasingly complex health needs – without the necessary investment.
As negotiations continue, each side is blaming the other for problems in public hospitals. How did we get here?
A modest increase in health funding is all that’s needed to save lives. That’s a big impact for the price of a fancy coffee.
New Zealand spends less on public health as a proportion of GDP than similar countries. Without a significant boost, the health system will remain stressed.
Foreign aid has helped, but it leaves African countries vulnerable to the political mood swings of funders.
The US withdrawal from the WHO will have a severe impact on HIV, polio and many other health programmes on the African continent.
Using ethnicity as a proxy for need is supported by local and international research. The government’s decision to get rid of it will mean worse outcomes for Māori and Pacific New Zealanders.
A government review into private hospitals has yet to be made public. In the meantime, here’s whether there’s a case for a government bail-out.
There is not enough money for New Zealand’s aged care sector – and the demand is only going to rise. The government needs to look at Australia for ways to ensure access for all.
New Zealand is not unique – health systems in most high-income countries are under stress. But that’s no reason to question the viability of the publicly-funded system in general.
Medicare encourages providers to deliver more services, not to deliver good quality care. Here’s why that needs to change.
Funding announced in this week’s federal budget moves Australia closer to eliminating HIV.
Here’s how we design a fairer pathology system, fit for the 21st century, with no out-of-pocket costs or the public.
It would be a wasted opportunity if our political leaders came back again in six months without a long-term plan about how to fund and improve the system.
While demand for subsidised services is high and rising, many parts of the system need improvement. The federal budget can’t solve these problems by placing the entire burden on taxpayers.
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Tim Tenbensel is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Health Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Executive Dean, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Scientia Professor & Head of the School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
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Professor/Director, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University
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Research Fellow, Health Economics, University of Tasmania
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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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Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW Sydney
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Head, Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania