Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2020
In home care plan to cut hospital costs
13 January 2020 - Patients with mental health problems, chronic disease and undergoing rehabilitation will be increasingly diverted out of hospitals and cared for in the home, with growing evidence of better care outcomes and greater cost efficiencies for governments.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is leading negotiations with the states and territories over the expansion of home hospital services, with the commonwealth set to push through changes that would allow states to be funded in more circumstances when care takes place outside the hospital.
The expansion of home hospital services is one item on the table under a new National Health Reform Agreement in the advanced states of negotiation.
