General practices are struggling. Here are 5 lessons from overseas to reform the funding system
- Written by Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute

New federal Health Minister Mark Butler says primary care is “in worse shape than it’s been in the entire Medicare era” and has made it his top health priority.
Primary care is any first point of contact with the health system, such as a GP clinic, dentist, or community pharmacy, but the government is likely...