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Private hospitals are in trouble. Here’s what this means for public hospitals – and taxpayer dollars

Private hospitals are in trouble. Here’s what this means for public hospitals – and taxpayer dollars

Private hospitals perform around 70% of elective surgery in Australia. But many are in financial trouble.

11.12.2025 20

The Conversation

Anthony Scott

Australians remain deeply sceptical about the value of private healthcare – it’s time for radical reform

28.05.2025 10

The Guardian

Anthony Scott

Will the US trade war push up the price of medicines in Australia? Will there be drug shortages?

21.03.2025 8

The Examiner

Anthony Scott

Will the US trade war push up the price of medicines in Australia? Will there be drug shortages?

21.03.2025 9

Canberra Times

Anthony Scott

Will the US trade war push up the price of medicines in Australia? Will there be drug shortages?

All this talk of a US-Australia trade war has left consumers wondering what this means for them. At least in the short term, it looks like good news.

20.03.2025 4

The Conversation

Anthony Scott

Are private hospitals really in trouble? And is more public funding the answer?

A battle between private hospitals and private health insurers is playing out in public. At its heart is how much health insurers pay hospitals for...

26.09.2024 10

The Conversation

Anthony Scott