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Home-owning older Australians should pay more for residential aged care

  • Written by Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Heavily subsidised aged care services used to be seen as a right and entitlement for all older Australians. But as aged care demand grows and costs rise, it’s becoming increasingly clear the current system isn’t sustainable.

The family home has always been a central part of the debate over how much older Australians should...

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