September 16, 2020 HECS-style loans unfair, aged care insurance simpler and more efficient – former IMF economist An internationally-recognised authority on government finances has taken a different view, arguing a HECS-type model…
September 16, 2020 Royal Commission: “Absolute madness” to have taxpayer funded aged care for those who can afford to pay for their own care – Former Deputy Chair of Productivity Commission Former Deputy Chair of the Productivity Commission has told the Royal Commission it is “absolute…
September 15, 2020 Grant Corderoy says the sector needs a reasonable return on investment. Commissioner Briggs questions ‘profitability’ The Senior Partner of StewartBrown spent 100 minutes in the witness seat and held the…
September 15, 2020 Royal Commission resumes with focus on funding and financing as former PM Paul Keating suggests HECS-style loans could fund the sector The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety resumed on Monday, the first of…
September 12, 2020 Federal Government launches independent reviews into COVID outbreaks at St. Basil’s and Heritage Care Epping Gardens – reports due in 9 weeks Victoria’s second- and third-largest COVID aged care outbreaks will be under the microscope after the…
September 12, 2020 Royal Commission issues call out for submissions on capital financing arrangements for residential care Funding and financing are clearly the top of the Commissioners’ minds. The Royal Commission says…
September 12, 2020 Royal Commission brings out the big guns: Paul Keating and Peter Costello to give evidence at funding and financing hearing The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is resuming on Monday for seven…
September 11, 2020 Just 300 ‘new’ Home Care Packages revealed in Royal Commission hearing – how can the bureaucrats guide the aged care sector? A week after I reported on the Department of Health’s revelation that only 300 of…
September 10, 2020 Department of Health refuses to release StewartBrown report into financial impact of COVID on aged care sector over privacy concerns – peaks back call for release The Australian says a Freedom of Information request lodged by the paper in June for…
September 10, 2020 74% of aged care providers making a profit? Grant Corderoy says data used for Royal Commission financial transparency paper “limited” in its scope The StewartBrown Partner says the financial information given to the Department of Health by approved…