Labor promises independent health policy body for 'big, structural reform'

Catherine King says Australian Health Reform Commission is designed to take the politics out of healthcare

A Labor government would set up a permanent policy-making body called the Australian Health Reform Commission to address challenges such as chronic disease, cost barriers, long hospital waiting times and workforce shortages.

The shadow health minister, Catherine King, will announce the promise on Wednesday to implement an independent body similar to the Productivity Commission, with commissioners appointed for five years.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Dv55dA
via
0 Comments