To the Editor: The articles by Reid1 and Paterson,2 former bureaucratic leaders of the New South Wales and Victorian health systems, respectively, on the process for developing the 2003–2008 Australian Health Care Agreements (ACHAs) are disappointing. They offer few original conceptual insights or clear proposals.
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Correspondence:
- 1. Reid MA. Reform of the Australian Health Care Agreements: progress or political ploy? Med J Aust 2002; 177: 310-312. <eMJA full text>
- 2. Paterson JP. Australian Health Care Agreements 2003–2008: a new dawn? Med J Aust 2002; 177: 313-315.
- 3. Peterson MA. Health politics and policy in a federal system. J Health Politics Policy Law 2001; 26 (6): 1222.
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