Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Is $6000 enough? The harsh reality of swapping public for private
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Is $6000 enough? The harsh reality of swapping public for private
Wednesday 26 February 2025, 12:00 AM

People transferring their public health funding allocation to private insurance might be locked out of some services due to insufficient cover [Image: Jose Luis Carrascosa on iStock]
ACT Party leader David Seymour suggests letting people take their share of public health funding to spend on private insurance. Jacqueline Cumming says it sounds simple, but would it work?
Even if only 5 per cent of people took up such an offer, this funding loss would be unprecedented
In his recent State of the Nation address, Davi
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