Yeah it’s pretty good. You can walk into any hospital in Australia and they’ll just look after you and try to do their best to help you. You won’t be asked to pay anything, except maybe some pharmacy fees. Novel concept.
And there is also the private system if you want alternatives.
Problem is, I don’t think it’s going to last. The ageing population means health costs will spiral, and health budgets will consume an unsustainably large proportion of revenues.
It will last because any government who threatens it will be removed. We have watched what is happening in the U.S. and almost every Australia who is aware of the U.S. model is absolutely appalled.
Actually, the U.S.’s standing in Australia has totally dropped in the last four years, and was already gradually dropping before then.
Problem is, I don’t think it’s going to last. The ageing population means health costs will spiral, and health budgets will consume an unsustainably large proportion of revenues.