Press Conference: Julia Gillard & Nicola Roxon on Health Reform
The Gillard Government today signed off on the final details of national health reforms with all States and Territories to secure the future of health in Australia.
This historic agreement will deliver the funding public hospitals need, with unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability, less waste and significantly less waiting for patients.
The reforms, agreed to by COAG in February and finalised today, will see the Australian Government invest an extra $19.8 billion in public hospitals through to 2019-20, rising to a total extra $175 billion to 2029-30.
This extra Commonwealth funding will mean our hospitals will be able to take on millions of extra services that would never have been possible under the old arrangements including:
• 2.9 million extra cases in our emergency departments
• 2 million additional in-patient services, such as major surgery or treatment for severe conditions such as kidney failure or a heart attack
• 19 million more outpatient consultations, such as minor surgery or physiotherapy.
Learn more at www.alp.org.au
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