Health in Focus Podcast

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Health in Focus Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Amplieo, with 43 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  The Price Problem and the Politics of Coverage

  Mar 5, 202631 minS0

  <p>Harvard health economist Dr Benjamin Sommers examines what universal insurance does and does not solve, why the US spends far more for comparable care, and what countries like Australia should watch as inequality, ageing and fiscal pressures intensify.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><p>(00:00) - Intro</p><p>(01:19) - Coverage versus access in universal systems</p><p>(05:11) - The ‘voltage drop’ between insurance and outcomes</p><p>(06:05) - Massachusetts reform and narrowing disparities</p><p>(08:34) - Federalism as innovation and inequity</p><p>(11:35) - National compacts versus patchwork systems</p><p>(15:21) - How to measure system performance and equi...

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  GP bulk billing surges but affordability pressures persist

  Feb 12, 202619 minS0

  <p>Australia’s GP billing landscape is shifting rapidly, with new Cleanbill data showing a sharp rise in fully bulk billing clinics alongside continued growth in out of pocket costs, raising complex questions about incentives, sustainability and equitable access to primary care.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><p>(00:00) - Intro</p><p>(00:52) - Blue Report headline figures</p><p>(02:14) - What is driving the bulk billing shift</p><p>(03:39) - Understanding the rise in out of pocket costs</p><p>(05:23) - The economics of running a GP clinic</p><p>(06:23) - Cleanbill methodology versus government data</p><p>(08:14) - Wh...

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  Greg Hunt: Designing virtual care for a modern health system

  Jan 29, 202633 minS0

  <p>Telehealth is no longer a stopgap or crisis response but a permanent pillar of Australia’s health system, reshaping how care is accessed, funded and governed. </p><p>Former health minister Greg Hunt reflects on how virtual care has matured since its rapid expansion, why access and quality must be advanced together, and what this means for funding reform, workforce capability and the future design of hospitals.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><p>(00:00) - Intro</p><p>(00:48) - Life after politics and a portfolio view of health reform</p><p>(03:52) - Digital health, AI and the shift to sy...

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  Grattan Institute Report: What’s driving waste inside public hospitals?

  Jan 21, 202616 minS0

  <p>Australia’s public hospital system is absorbing billions in additional funding each year, yet avoidable inefficiency remains deeply embedded, raising fundamental questions about how hospitals are funded, governed, and held accountable as the next National Health Reform Agreement is negotiated. </p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><p>(00:00) - Intro</p><p>(00:48) - Why $1.2 billion in hospital spending is avoidable</p><p>(02:20) - Variation in care that cannot be explained by patient complexity</p><p>(03:35) - The limits of blaming primary care and prevention gaps</p><p>(04:55) - Unrealistic budgets and the loss of productivity signals</p><p>(06:40) - Commonwealth–state...

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  Australia’s illness system problem and the case for prevention-first reform

  Jan 13, 202628 minS0

  <p>Health economist Luke Slawomirski examines how incentives, governance and political decision-making have shaped Australia into an illness-focused system, and what structural reforms are needed to shift investment upstream towards prevention, outcomes and population health.</p><p>Chapters</p><p>(00:00) - Intro</p><p>(00:49) - What an “illness system” looks like in practice</p><p>(01:47) - The widening gap between lifespan and healthy years</p><p>(02:36) - Why Australia excels at rescue but struggles with prevention</p><p>(03:42) - Spending patterns and the imbalance between acute and primary care</p><p>(05:08) - The political economy of prevention and ribbon-cutting incentives</p><p...

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