AMA submission to Productivity Commission Interim Report – Delivering Quality Care More Efficiently
Australia’s health system is under pressure from rising costs, preventable hospitalisations, and chronic disease. The AMA supports reforms that shift focus from treating illness to keeping people well — through better regulation, collaboration, and investment in prevention.
The AMA's submission to the Productivity Commission Interim Report – Delivering Quality Care More Efficiently outlines the economic benefits of investing in preventive health measures and early intervention. Keeping Australians healthy for longer can unlock productivity gains and economic growth, but it requires governments to look beyond three or four-year election cycles and commit to long-term funding for preventive health.
The submission also responds to the Productivity Commission's proposal to streamline the regulation of the aged care, National Disability Insurance Scheme and veterans' care sectors.
