Well my boys no longer qualify for medicaid. I now get to figure out how to budget medications. Thankfully my boy with epilepsy can take generic medications. That will help, however, I shudder to think what ADHD meds will cost.

I think the worst part is that if the neurologist were to recommend another EEG, the cost becomes a huge Factor in our decision rather than whether it would be beneficial for our child.

#healthreform #epilepsyawareness

As pharmacy owners target customers & community members with a scare campaign, some timely reading from @JenniferDoggett : If the Pharmacy Guild is losing its political power, what are the opportunities for reform? https://www.croakey.org/if-the-pharmacy-guild-is-losing-its-political-power-what-are-the-opportunities-for-reform/
#AusPol
#HealthReform

We will have plenty more to report on #HealthReform developments in coming days, but meantime here is an overview of the news out of recent #NationalCabinet meeting re #NDIS, #PHC, housing & planning policy https://www.croakey.org/where-is-the-national-health-reform-agenda-heading/
#AusPol
(includes links to relevant documents)

It's a BIG week for health news. We will have a stack of new stories to publish in coming days; in the meantime, check out https://www.croakey.org/ We bring reading on political power & #healthreform, learning from Wales and embedding wellness in policies, latest on COVID & more..

If the Pharmacy Guild is losing its political power, what are the opportunities for reform? A timely and important article by @JenniferDoggett
https://www.croakey.org/if-the-pharmacy-guild-is-losing-its-political-power-what-are-the-opportunities-for-reform/
Also HT @LRussellWolpe @CharlesAndrewMK
#AusPol
#HealthReform

Where is the national health reform agenda heading? https://www.croakey.org/where-is-the-national-health-reform-agenda-heading/
#NDIS
#HealthReform
#HiAP
#NationalCabinet
#AusPol

Here are some details from @Mark_Butler_MP #healthreform announcement today: https://shorturl.at/hyDHT – includes National Scope of Practice Review, starting later this year, of barriers and incentives for all health professionals to work to their full scope of practice

Mental health first aid training will be rolled out to at least 1,000 community pharmacists across South Australia
#healthreform
#PHC
#primaryhealthcare
cc @CroakeyNews

Don't miss the first in this two-part series by @JenniferDoggett gazing into her crystal ball, and also consulting with experts: It’s 2050. How is our health system holding up? https://www.croakey.org/its-2050-how-is-our-health-system-holding-up/
HT @cohealth_au
#PrimaryHealthCare
#HealthReform
#HealthEquityMatters
#AusPol

Come and check out all the new reading up at @CroakeyNews: https://www.croakey.org/ #PatientCentredCare #CrystalBalls #SDOH #HealthReform #LongCOVID #TruthTelling #HealthBudget2023 and more....

Medicare integrity and compliance needs a major overhaul. In the face of predictable resistance, is the Government up to it? https://www.croakey.org/medicare-integrity-and-compliance-needs-a-major-overhaul-in-the-face-of-predictable-resistance-is-the-government-up-to-it/
BY @CharlesAndrewMK
#AusPol
#HealthReform

Now that New South Wales has a new government, what next for improving mental healthcare? https://www.croakey.org/now-that-new-south-wales-has-a-new-government-what-next-for-improving-mental-healthcare/
By @ian_hickie
HT @RosenbergSeb
#HealthReform

New Medicare data raises more questions than answers - By @CharlesAndrewMK https://www.croakey.org/new-medicare-data-raises-more-questions-than-answers/ #HealthReform #AusPol #Medicare #UnpackingTheNumbers

Lessons from the frontlines: on teaching and general practice https://www.croakey.org/lessons-from-the-frontlines-on-teaching-and-general-practice/ In which @JenniferDoggett brings some fresh perspectives to #HealthReform challenges and possibilities
#SDOH

What can Australia learn from the United States when establishing the new Centre for Disease Control? https://www.croakey.org/what-can-australia-learn-from-the-united-states-when-establishing-the-new-centre-for-disease-control/
#AusPol
#HealthReform
#HealthSecurity

Hopefully the nation's MPs have been digging into this data over the past week... showing significant variation in access to bulk billing https://www.croakey.org/new-data-reveals-significant-variation-in-access-to-bulk-billing/
Thanks @CharlesAndrewMK for the analysis and @GuardianAus for cross-publishing
#AusPol
#HealthReform

Back with a bang – The Health Wrap: reform matters, social prescribing, the arts – and putting the kids in charge https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-reform-matters-social-prescribing-the-arts-and-putting-the-kids-in-charge/ By @LRussellWolpe
#AusPol
#HealthReform
#PublicHealth
#GlobalHealth

People with lived experience must be central to mental healthcare reform https://www.croakey.org/people-with-lived-experience-must-be-central-to-mental-healthcare-reform/ By Craig Wallace, @VMIAC #AusPol #healthreform #MentalHealthReform

The @CroakeyNews impact page has been updated: https://www.croakey.org/impact/ Thanks to all who have been engaging with the news around #Healthequity, #publichealth, #culturalsafety, #globalhealth, #healthreform, #COVID, #AusPol

Listen to @CroakeyNews editor @JenniferDoggett on key #healthreform issues & why the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report has left her disappointed & underwhelmed... #AusPol cc @LRussellWolpe @MegBastard @AlisonSBarrett @CroakeyServices
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2023/feb/06/medicare-is-broken-can-labor-fix-itdi