by Aaron Frost PhD | Feb 12, 2016 | Health Economics, News
What protection will be offered to the general public from the commercial exploitation of Medicare data when this service is privatised.
by Aaron Frost PhD | Dec 2, 2015 | Health Economics, News, Op-Ed
The proposed changes to the Mental Health care system have been launched to much acclaim from both the media and certain sections of the mental health community. However, the announcement is light on details and demands scrutiny from the media and the general public....
by Aaron Frost PhD | May 15, 2015 | News, Op-Ed, Therapy Outcomes
Across healthcare there has been a move toward greater accountability. Funding bodies are no longer interested in funding activity, and are demanding outcomes. The recent review of mental health services by the National Mental Health Commission was explicit in saying...
by Aaron Frost PhD | May 7, 2015 | Health Economics, News, Op-Ed, Therapy Outcomes
oOne of the major barriers to effective service delivery in Australia is distance. It costs more to connect a telephone wire to a house in Biloela than it does in Brisbane. Unsuprisingly, rural Australians are often at the short end of what governments like to refer...
by Aaron Frost PhD | Apr 17, 2015 | Health Economics, News, Op-Ed, Therapy Outcomes
I have grown weary of being lectured by politicians and professional health advocates about how expensive the ‘Better Access’ program has become. I am especially sick of the entire discussion being framed in terms of cost. This critique is naïve; as any economist will...