2026-04-30 from canadianaffairs.news
Over a series of articles, Canadian Affairs has been exploring what Canada can learn from Australia’s health-care system.
Canadian Affairs chose Australia as the focus for its series for two reasons: Australia ranks first in the Commonwealth Fund’s latest ranking of 10 high-income health systems, and Canada shares numerous structural similarities with Australia.
A defining feature of Australia’s system is its hybrid model: Australia has a robust public system for most medical services and drugs. But its private sector also plays a key role.
Experts say the success of this hybrid model depends on how the balance between public and private care is managed.
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