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The Zap: expecting a group of insurer and hospital representatives to agree on how to fix hospital financing is like expecting a committee of poulterers and turkeys to agree on the date for Christmas. www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...

The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a stack of important consultations now open

Waiting lists for aged care packages and assessments, a consultation draft of Australia’s first 10-year national health and medical research

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Aug 27

Lying in bed sick with measles aged 3 and watching a patch of sunlight move across the floor.

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Aug 27

Pricing for private hospital services: unravelling some of the complexities www.croakey.org/pricing-for-...

Pricing for private hospital services: unravelling some of the complexities

Catholic Health Australia has been campaigning hard for what it calls a national price for private hospital services, but the

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Aug 25

The latest edition of The Zap, productivity, NDIS, access to aged care... it's all happening.

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The Zap: don’t miss the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open

The Inspector-General of Aged Care has submitted a report examining progress on the implementation of recommendations of the Royal Commission

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Aug 19

The latest edition of The Zap via @Croakey.org including lots on productivity, and the Great Private Health Insurance War 2024-25 edition.
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The Zap: catch the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open

The limitations and risks of artificial intelligence are addressed in new guidance for clinicians, older Australians share their views on

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a long list of consultations not to miss www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...

The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a long list of consultations not to miss

This week's column features calls for increased investment in breastfeeding support services and programs, for reforms to Medicare chronic disease

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Zap: rounding up the health and aged care news including more aged care star ratings nonsense. The DHDA is advising Minister Rae all is good - he should share the advice.

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The Zap: rounding up the health and aged care news, plus consultations now open

A 25-year vision for improving heart health in Australia, an increase in the rate of reported stillbirths, World Hepatitis Day

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Aug 2

Largest National Org Of OB-GYNs Cuts Financial Ties With Trump Admin
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OB-GYN Group Makes Unprecedented Move Against Trump

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced it will no longer accept government funds due to “recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations.”

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Zap returns: catch all the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-catc...

The Zap: catch all the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open

Our columnist returns this week, with a focus on diabetes, chronic disease management more broadly, Tasmanian election promises for health,

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Zap: latest health and policy news, plus a handy list of consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...

The Zap: latest health and policy news, plus a handy list of consultations now open

Widespread concerns about NDIS pricing changes, the increasing toll of racism upon First Nations people, and an influencer-led youth vaping

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · Jun 22

Latest edition is out!
#TheZap: latest health and aged care news, and a helpful list of consultations now open – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...
By @charlesmk.bsky.social

The Zap: latest health and aged care news, and a helpful list of consultations now open

Recommendations for improving Australians' access to specialist care, implementation of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, tackling elder abuse,

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goldingcartoons.bsky.social @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · Jun 9

Harvard mathematician and satirist Tom Lehrer said that satire died when they gave Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize. Is making Scott Morrison a Companion of the Order of Australia the Australian equivalent?
James Proctor, Maiden Gully
The Age letters

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Latest edition of #TheZap!

Focus on aged care and health reform, plus consultations now open

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The Zap: focus on aged care and health reform, plus consultations now open

Safety concerns about medical devices, an initiative to advance human rights for older people, and calls for a full Productivity

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · May 25

The latest edition of The Zap via @croakeynews.bsky.social www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...

The Zap: latest health and aged care news, and don’t miss these consultations

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has called on the Albanese Government to do more to address the “escalating humanitarian

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Charles Maskell-Knight @charlesmk.bsky.social · May 20

Happy to have been part of the ANU NCEPH team led by A/Prof Jane Desborough that produced this article.

There are still lots of gaps in Australia's universal health care system, particularly for people with chronic disease.

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Lived experience of out-of-pocket costs of health care and medicines by people with chronic conditions and their families in Australia: a systematic review of the qualitative literature

Despite Australia’s universal health insurance scheme, Medicare, out-of-pocket costs (OOPC) for healthcare comprises 14% of total health expenditure. …

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · May 18

Latest edition!
#TheZap: catch the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
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The Zap: catch the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss

Changes to the Federal Ministry, proposed reforms to the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, and recommendations for addressing "the exorbitant

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