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"At the start of the new year, many of us will commit to joining a gym, eating
healthier or cutting back on drinking and smoking. We do this knowing that
investing in our health today will pay off into to the future – that prevention
is better (and cheaper) than the cure.
It’s advice the Productivity Commission thinks federal and state governments
should also follow to improve Australia’s finances and productivity.
Late last year, my co-authors and I gave the federal government the final
report of our inquiry on delivering quality care more efficiently.
We found preventative investments could save taxpayers billions of dollars in
health and social care costs. But to achieve these gains, the way we think
about investing in prevention needs to change."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
