Medicare has hit the proverbial iceberg: Rearranging deckchairs won’t help

Dr Joe Kosterich.
Dr Joe Kosterich.

The Federal Government’s boasts were high-volume.

They were made in reference to its new policy brainwave to create specially tailored, co-ordinated care packages that would “revolutionise the way we care for Australians with chronic diseases and complex conditions by keeping them out of hospital and living happier and healthier lives at home”.

You may think this is about the voluntary patient enrolment scheme now being rolled out through GP practices across the nation.

Well no, it’s not MyMedicare.