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More hospitals will not cure Australia's ailing health-care system. There's a more efficient way

  • Written by Steven Bond-Smith, Research Fellow, Bankwest-Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
More hospitals will not cure Australia's ailing health-care system. There's a more efficient wayThere needs to be more focus on treating people before they need a hospital. Shutterstock

The federal government has just promised to increase spending on public hospitals from A$21.7 billion in 2018 to A$26.2 billion by 2023. Expect more hospital promises in coming weeks. There is a long history of parties at both state and federal level pledging...

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