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
Centre for Ageing Better/UnsplashAustralia’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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