big health problems lead to big health spending
- Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
The pandemic – and developments in health care – have forced the Commonwealth government to commit to a massive increase in spending on health care this year.
In the 2019-20 budget, the Commonwealth promised an increase of A$540 million in health spending in 2020-21. In this year’s version, delivered by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg...





