@AusHealthReform

The Australian Health Care Reform Alliance is a coalition of health and related professionals working towards a better health system for Australia’s future.

healthreform.org.au/
Joined February 2013
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Bushfires cost Australia $6bn a year, and #health is the biggest share at 32%. New @ELCA_Australia report makes the case to prepare now or pay later. AHCRA says the #bushfire plan needs a health component. facebook.com/AusHealthReform…
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Private health insurance costs taxpayers $13 billion a year. What for? pearlsandirritations.com/pos…

Private health insurance costs taxpayers $13 billion a year. What for?

Taxpayers spend about $13 billion a year supporting private health insurance, yet there is little evidence it relieves pressure on public hospitals or delivers fair value.

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Replying to @ParamedProf @SuzanneRastrick @hp_ems @maguirebj @MelissaSweetDr @DrLouReynolds @DuncanMcConnel1 @CumminsNM @omeara_p @agwalker01 @rlarsenfpa @alan_eade @AusHealthReform @CHFofAustralia @tmakrides @tracyniks @LeonBaranowski @DrDavidNLong @rbarishansky @NAEMT_ @RunMedic @AckerJoe @PAC_Paramedic @americanparame1 @NYCEMSwatch @NACCHOAustralia @mediaINDIGENA @NRHACEO @DrFayeMcMillan @NRHAlliance @RoyalFlyingDoc @RuralDoctorsAus @Mon4Kooyong @drsreform
The proof copy Hansard #transcript of the public hearing of the #Senate #Rural & #Regional Affairs & Transport References Committee in Canberra on 14 August is here: parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo… The Committee is scheduled to report on 24 November @RosalieBoyce @NRHAlliance #medicare
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The importance of preventive healthcare.
Croakey News@CroakeyNewsSep 8
Holding the line on prevention: some lessons from a long, hard road croakey.org/holding-the-line…
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Ping @MelissaSweetDr @NRHAlliance @SARRAHealth @CHFofAustralia @_PHAA_ @georgeinstitute @MenziesResearch @NACCHOAustralia
ParamedProf is at paramedprof.bsky.social@ParamedProfSep 7
Replying to @ParamedProf @SuzanneRastrick @hp_ems @maguirebj @MelissaSweetDr @DrLouReynolds @DuncanMcConnel1 @CumminsNM @omeara_p @agwalker01 @rlarsenfpa @alan_eade @AusHealthReform @CHFofAustralia @tmakrides @tracyniks @LeonBaranowski @DrDavidNLong @rbarishansky @NAEMT_ @RunMedic @AckerJoe @PAC_Paramedic @americanparame1 @NYCEMSwatch @NACCHOAustralia @mediaINDIGENA @NRHACEO @DrFayeMcMillan @NRHAlliance @RoyalFlyingDoc @RuralDoctorsAus @Mon4Kooyong @drsreform
The proof copy Hansard #transcript of the public hearing of the #Senate #Rural & #Regional Affairs & Transport References Committee in Canberra on 14 August is here: parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo… The Committee is scheduled to report on 24 November @RosalieBoyce @NRHAlliance #medicare
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Victorian Labor's promise for free public dental clinics, under the microscope croakey.org/victorian-labors…
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Amid concerns about industry influence, Coalition's tobacco policy slammed as a public health disaster croakey.org/amid-concerns-ab… #publichealth
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Cutting the cigarette tax risks undoing a health win: the Coalition has proposed cutting the tobacco excise by 80 per cent abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/c… Observations: facebook.com/AusHealthReform… Here's the part that should make everyone pause: the evidence is that the excise is working.
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Replying to @ParamedProf @SuzanneRastrick @hp_ems @maguirebj @MelissaSweetDr @DrLouReynolds @DuncanMcConnel1 @CumminsNM @omeara_p @agwalker01 @rlarsenfpa @alan_eade @AusHealthReform @CHFofAustralia @tmakrides @tracyniks @LeonBaranowski @DrDavidNLong @rbarishansky @NAEMT_ @RunMedic @AckerJoe @PAC_Paramedic @americanparame1 @NYCEMSwatch @NACCHOAustralia @mediaINDIGENA @NRHACEO @DrFayeMcMillan @NRHAlliance @RoyalFlyingDoc @RuralDoctorsAus @Mon4Kooyong @drsreform
The proof copy Hansard transcript of the public hearing of the Senate Rural & Regional Affairs & Transport References Committee in Brisbane on 30 July is available here: parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo… The transcripts of other hearings are available on the Committee's Inquiry website.
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news plus key consultations now open croakey.org/the-zap-latest-h…
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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is developing the third edition of the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare. #health #paramedicine #EMS Consultation closes 29 September. safetyandquality.cmail19.com…
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The ACSQHC is inviting feedback on the initial draft of the National Safety & Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (third edition). The third edition draft consolidates the previous 8 standards into three integrated standards. Closes 25 September. safetyandquality.cmail20.com…
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Research Grant Opportunity: The GO8568 #MRFF 2026 Clinician Researchers Grants for Nurses, Midwives & Allied Health provides assistance to support innovative projects that improve the quality of #health care, #practice & #systems. #AHP #paramedicine grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid…
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Bird flu will impact rural and regional communities, whose needs must be prioritised in responses - Croakey Health Media croakey.org/bird-flu-will-im… #health #AHP #primarycare #paramedicine @RosalieBoyce @NRHAlliance @CHFofAustralia @NACCHOAustralia @ParamedProf @MelissaSweetDr

Bird flu will impact rural and regional communities, whose needs must be prioritised in responses

Introduction by Croakey: More than 5,000 little penguins at Phillip Island and St Kilda in Victoria are expected to be

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Healthy Starts - the first 2000 days. A new report from the Centre for Policy Development maps what happens to families from pregnancy confirmation through to a child's fifth birthday — and finds a postcode lottery. cpd.org.au/work/healthy-star… Observations: facebook.com/AusHealthReform…
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What a turnaround from someone who has helped create vaccine hesitancy and potentially caused significant loss of life. When the going gets bad .... RFK Jr says children should get measles vaccine amid US outbreak abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/r…

RFK Jr urges parents to vaccinate kids amid record measles outbreak

The advice from the longtime vaccine critic comes during the worst year for measles in the United States in more than three decades.

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Record Profits for Insurers, Closed Wards for Patients. This Isn't Working. Canberra Private Hospital is the latest casualty in a string of hospital closures across the country. Patients are losing access to care. APHA calls for action. @Mark_Butler_MP facebook.com/AusHealthReform…
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Specialist fees are out of control. Medicare needs reform pearlsandirritations.com/pos…

Specialist fees are out of control. Medicare needs reform

Medical specialist fees have been rising far beyond Medicare support, leaving patients with heavy out-of-pocket costs, long public waiting lists and a health system that needs stronger public...

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Australia's healthcare system offers #universal access, but equitable care? A new @thetimescomau article breaks down #Medicare, hospital waitlists, #PBS, & the state-Commonwealth divide. The reality is more fragmented than many realise. facebook.com/AusHealthReform…
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An overlooked example: In 2024/25, #ambulance services responded to 5.86M calls, but fewer than half were emergencies & 696K patients weren't transported. Costs vary by state, with SA & WA hit hardest by fees. It's time the Commonwealth stepped in for equitable national access.
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