The government is pouring billions into Medicare so you have a better chance of being bulk-billed but the decision to charge or not charge still rests completely with your doctor.

This randomized trial examines whether referral to an artificial intelligence–led lifestyle intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is noninferior to referral to a human-led DPP...

Whether your GP decides to bulk bill all your visits will depend on on these 6 things.

The economics of health care is often criticised as only focussing on efficiency and budget cuts (these are not the same, of course). This has never been true, and health...

Many community and health leaders and organisations are raising concerns about the impact of cohealth's closure of some of its

Throughout 2025, Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) has engaged in a series of co-design workshops with service providers, consumers, and key stakeholders to explore a new commissioning…

Recent legislation mandated uploading of radiology results to My Health Record. The currently implemented approach imposes a 7-day delay in the patient accessing their results. This article suggests...

Our World in Data compared causes of death in the United States against how much those causes are covered by the New York Times, Washington Post, and Fox News. The results are about what you would …

Over the last few months Dr Katharine Bassett, Director of Health Policy at Catholic Health Australia (CHA), and Croakey’s own

This study examines the relevance of minimum case volume recommendations in contemporary practice.

New analysis from the Office for National Statistics and NHS England explores whether reducing waiting lists could help more people return to work and boost productivity.

State and territory treasurers who commissioned the report say it shows need for federal government to pay bigger share of public hospital funding

Hark back to December 2023. National Cabinet endorsed a historic agreement setting the parameters for future Commonwealth-state sharing of public hospital costs over the next decade.

Qualified registered nurses will soon be able to write prescriptions for medications, in a bid to ease pressure on a stressed public healthcare system.

Wherever you look, at residential aged care institutions, at retirement village life, at the home support package scheme, or talk to the people over 65 — called the old — living at home making no...

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