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Molly Chapman
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Future pharmacy: a better deal for patients and taxpayers
The report highlights that pharmacies in Australia are receiving substantial government funding and generating substantial profits. It identifies the many policies that benefit pharmacy owners at the expense of patients and taxpayers, and how to fix them. The report recommends a multi-pronged strategy to ensure community pharmacies provide better value for patients and taxpayers.
Briefing paper
A better Medicare: how to reform GP funding
The bulk-billing incentive – a bonus the federal government pays general practitioners (GPs) when they don’t charge patients a fee – has been supercharged twice in recent years. But 'GP deserts’ – the communities with the fewest GP services per person – are being left further behind. This policy brief proposes two policy reforms are...
Briefing paper
Every day matters: improving school attendance in Australia
School attendance in Australia is a big and growing problem. Federal, state, and territory Education Ministers have committed to getting school attendance back to pre-pandemic rates by the end of the decade. However, this analysis shows there is a long way to go. The brief proposes that governments should take five key first steps.