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Sobering health stats in latest Productivity Commission report

  • Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
imageThe latest snapshot of Australian health funding reveals who's footing the bill, among other worrying health statistics.from www.shutterstock.com

New health minister Greg Hunt probably choked over his breakfast cereal this morning as he read the blandly titled Report on Government Services 2017, released by the Productivity Commission today.

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