The Federal Government's health review has called for a major shake-up of the national health system, with the Commonwealth taking over the funding of most services. This report identifies actions that can be taken by governments to reform the health system under three reform goals: 1. Tackling major access and equity issues that affect health...

This interim report contains the proposed reform directions as recommended by the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission, the body established in February 2008 to develop a long-term health reform plan for a modern Australia. The report proposes 116 reform directions across the spectrum of health service delivery from a healthy start to life to...