Changes are coming for Australia’s aged care system. Here’s what we know so far
- Written by Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help around 1.5 million older people to receive care and support. Taxpayers contributed A$28 billion to the various programs in 2022-23. And yet the system is governed by an act that was first passed in 1997.
A lot has changed over the past two and a half decades...
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