Medicare Select


Memo COAG: Forget ideology, concentrate on what patients need

It’s unfortunate that the debate about Medicare Select has turned into a battle, along ideological lines, between advocates for the public and private sectors, writes Jennifer Doggett.

Medicare’s future is at stake

The National Health and Hospital Reform Commission’s new proposals on Denticare and Medicare Select will lay the grounds for the eventual demise of Medicare, says John Menadue.

Medicare De-Select: does allowing an “opt out” mean the end of Medicare?

Along with the laudable plans to reform a basically robust system, the National Health and Hospitals Commission proposal suggests something that could undermine our system’s very fundamentals: Medicare Select.