Green vs Country Liberal on healthcare issues

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services The Greens support the promotion and extension of the Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program as a means of providing coordinated clinical care to support people with mental illness living in the...Source

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Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs? ^{stats discuss}

Green voters: Yes Source

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Should nurse to patient ratios be increased? ^{stats discuss}

Green voters: Yes Source

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Are you in favour of universal dental care? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes Universal access to publicly funded primary dental...Source

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Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes, but only for medical use Federally, the Australian Greens are leading a cross-party parliamentary group that will introduce legislation to legalise medicinal cannabis. This will allow its prescription by a doctor and proper standards and consumer...Source

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Should there be more or less privatisation of hospital and healthcare services? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Less The publicly-funded health system is the most equitable and efficient way to resource and deliver health...Source

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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes The Australian Greens want:
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Increased availability of harm reduction programs including drug-substitution therapy, medically supervised injecting rooms, and widely accessible supply of clean needles, including in...Source

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Do you support a single-payer healthcare system? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes "Medicare to remain a universal, publicly funded health insurance system for all Australians, funded from progressive...Source

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Should hospitals continue to be funded on fee-for-service model? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: No, this model encourages hospitals to use unnecessary expensive treatments on patients in order to make a profit "The current funding model is creating situations like we see at the Footscray Hospital, where buildings are actually falling apart and the hospital can only get enough money from the Andrews Government to patch a few things up, but not enough to stop ward closures."Source

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