Medicare
- Opinion
- Healthcare
Soaring doctor fees are a pain, but medics have another problem
The cost of seeing a medical specialist can be extortionate, but there’s another reason we’re losing our patience.
- Jenna Price
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Five graphs that show how the cost of seeing a doctor has skyrocketed
Australians are now paying more than $600 out-of-pocket for some specialist appointments. A new study shows who it’s affecting the most.
- Angus Thomson
Albanese sold his big health promise to the people. The fight isn’t over yet
With bulk-billing in freefall, Anthony Albanese will need to defy gravity to avoid angering voters promised more free visits to the GP.
- Angus Thomson
- Exclusive
- Healthcare
‘Working in the dark’: Patients wait almost a year for medical scans
Hospitals are grappling with a backlog of non-urgent medical scans, delaying diagnosis and treatment for thousands of patients.
- Henrietta Cook
- Opinion
- Australia votes
Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing
Anthony Albanese has been disciplined and clear with his message. And Donald Trump has only helped the cause.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- Healthcare
This disease has infected America. Australia must remain immune
Distrust in public institutions like the Centres for Disease Control has taken hold in America. We can’t allow our public health system to be undermined in the same way.
- Peter Breadon
PM starts final campaign week pledging free hotline for after-hours telehealth
Anthony Albanese is pledging to expand telehealth services through the creation of a new Medicare hotline, ramming home what Labor sees as its greatest policy strength.
- Matthew Knott
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Mediscare 2.0: Labor spreads false claims about cuts to urgent care clinics
Labor has claimed the Coalition will shutter all existing Medicare urgent care clinics, despite an explicit vow from the Coalition that it will not do so.
- Matthew Knott and Nick Bonyhady
- Investigation
- Medical misogyny
The $8.5 billion health pledge doctors say will disadvantage women
Longer consults already attract a smaller rate of funding per minute than shorter consults. The gap is set to widen despite additional funding.
- Aisha Dow and Kate Aubusson
Women are not second-class citizens, this misogyny must end
Women who seek treatment for their health are coming up against barricades that are simply not there for men. The ingrained systemic bias can damage and indeed play a debilitating part in the life of women.
- The Age's View
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