Top doctor’s radical healthcare fix: a single-funder for GPs and hospitals
The AMA Tasmania president said the Federal Government might be better placed to take on the role.
A state AMA wants a single government healthcare funder to end the political squabbling and improve relationships between GP practices and public hospitals.
AMA Tasmania president Dr Michael Lumsden-Steel, an anaesthetist, says the radical move is necessary because of the “absolutely clear reality” that healthcare is not funded in a way that reflects patients’ needs.
