Peter Breadon

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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute

Peter Breadon is the Health and Aged Care Program Director at Grattan Institute. He has worked in a wide range of senior policy and operational roles in government, most recently as Deputy Secretary of Reform and Planning at the Victorian Department of Health.

He was previously Health Fellow at Grattan Institute, where he co-authored reports on hospital efficiency, pharmaceutical pricing, and health workforce.

Peter holds a Master of Public Policy from the London School of Economics and a Master of Public Administration from the Hertie School of Governance.

Vaccination roulette: how up-to-date patients are depends on their GP

Too many older Australians are missing out on recommended vaccinations for COVID, flu, shingles and pneumococcal that can protect them from serious illness, hospitalisation and even death.

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Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care. Will the budget make us healthier?

Health was a centrepiece of last year’s budget, based on a new vision for Medicare. This year, there is less health reform, but the budget does set the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care.

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Medicare reform is off to a promising start. Now comes the hard part

here was a lot of build-up to today’s National Cabinet meeting.

Medicare reform is off to a promising start. Now comes the hard part

here was a lot of build-up to today’s National Cabinet meeting.

By Peter Breadon, Lachlan Fox

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Public health

Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care. Will the budget make us healthier?

Health was a centrepiece of last year’s budget, based on a new vision for Medicare. This year, there is less health reform, but the budget does set the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care.

By Peter Breadon, Anika Stobart

Clinical Articles

Policy

Vaccination roulette: how up-to-date patients are depends on their GP

Too many older Australians are missing out on recommended vaccinations for COVID, flu, shingles and pneumococcal that can protect them from serious illness, hospitalisation and even death.

By Peter Breadon, Anika Stobart

Clinical Articles

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Peter Breadon

Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute

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here was a lot of build-up to today’s National Cabinet meeting.

Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care. Will the budget make us healthier?

Health was a centrepiece of last year’s budget, based on a new vision for Medicare. This year, there is less health reform, but the budget does set the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care.

Vaccination roulette: how up-to-date patients are depends on their GP

Too many older Australians are missing out on recommended vaccinations for COVID, flu, shingles and pneumococcal that can protect them from serious illness, hospitalisation and even death.

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