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Pay doctors to keep patients healthy rather than just for treating illness

  • Written by Peter Sivey, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University
imageHealth care costs and rates of chronic disease are rising.Photographee.eu/Shutterstock

While Australia’s health system compares well internationally, costs are rising. So are chronic diseases related to unhealthy lifestyles, such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Health policy experts are becoming increasingly concerned about how...

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