Success and Failure of Australian Healthcare Policy

Running Head: PUBLIC POLICY AND ITS IMPACT
PUBLIC POLICY AND ITS IMPACT
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Abstract
The healthcare system in Australia is highly complex and based on the public and private
facilities. Based on this understanding, this essay is going to discuss different aspects of the
healthcare system and puts highlight on success and failure of the healthcare policy of Australia.
In fact, it can be argued that there are series of success that the Australian government is
achieved in terms of providing a better healthcare facility. However, the unequal healthcare
problems with lack of understanding regarding the target customer will generate grave problems
for the Australian healthcare management. In this context, the essay puts highlight on the
government framework and the scholarly researches that determines the flaws and success of the
efficacy of the Australian healthcare policy. Later on, the essay is also come up with a
recommendation part that provides some insights in the discussion. In a conclusion, it can be
advocated that despite of having a series of achievements there are still issues in the Australian
healthcare policy that requires to be resolved.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Substance.........................................................................................................................................4
Existing healthcare system and policy.........................................................................................4
Healthcare system....................................................................................................................4
Healthcare policy.....................................................................................................................4
Literature review..........................................................................................................................5
Government decision making......................................................................................................7
Drawbacks in the healthcare policy.............................................................................................8
Technological costs.................................................................................................................9
Public and private insurance....................................................................................................9
Demographic changes..............................................................................................................9
Recommendations......................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
Reference.......................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
As far as the healthcare system of Australia is concerned, it can be stated that the
framework is largely complex and divided into the federal and state government initiatives for
funding and taking responsibilities. From an apparent perspective, the Australian healthcare
system is an effective model that efficiently increases the life expectancy of the Australian
people emphatically and as a result of that the country is known to be the sixth highest in the
world with an expectancy ratio of 82.2 per year (Health.gov.au 2018). However, from time
immemorial the Australian government had faced a series of challenges regarding the
formulation of its healthcare policy. Issues like obesity and illegal substance abuse or
developing the private healthcare facility there are still success yet to be achieved. In addition to
this, the political ambition and immense pressure from the interest groups are also perturbed the
situation extensively.
Based on this understanding, the purpose of this essay is to analyse and evaluate the
success and failure of the Australian healthcare policy. In this context, the discussion primarily
develops its arguments on the basis of the theoretical perspectives and conducts a great deal of
investigation on the erstwhile researches to identify the gaps in understanding the challenges.
Therefore, the essay at first points out the literature reviews and emphasises on the existing
healthcare system prevalent in Australia. After that the adequate decisions that the Australian
government has taken are also incorporated into the discussion. Finally, the report will conclude
with a recommendation.