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Australian healthcare demand is "unsustainable":

This article was originally published in Clinica

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The current expansion in demand for medical services in Australia is unsustainable and fundamental changes to the structure of the healthcare system are essential, according to a report in Australian Financial Review. The number of cardiac pacemaker procedures is increasing at 14% annually, organ transplants at 16% and laser treatments at 27%, the report says. Medicare expenditure on diagnostic ultrasound procedures is growing at an annual rate of 21%. Changes proposed in the report include: shifting risk from consumers to providers; reducing unnecessary acute care capacity; integration of general practitioner services; rationalising state and federal responsibilities; and intensifying competition between providers and insurers.

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