Online 2009

• Russell L. The Monday morning after - Can Democrats in the US Senate use the same techniques as their colleagues in the House to turn healthcare reforms into law?, Inside Story, 10 November 2009.
• Russell L. Some safety lessons from US health care, Croakey, 24 October 2009.
• Leeder S. The health reform we DON’T need, Croakey, 9 October 2009. This article was first published in Australian Doctor magazine.
• Russell L. US flu vax roll out a guarded affair, Pharma in Focus, 5-11 October 2009.
• Russell L. US H1N1 planners look to Australia, Pharma in Focus, 21 - 27 September 2009.
• Russell L. Should health care join up with retail therapy?, Croakey, 17 September 2009.
• Russell L. Special Report: Obama weighs into US health reform fray, Pharma in Focus, 14-20 September 2009.
• Wells R. Prospects for health reform just got worse, Crikey, 10 September 2009.
• Russell L. Tobacco developments in the US, Croakey, 2 September 2009.
• Russell L. FDA expands compassionate access, Pharma in Focus, 31 August 2009.
• Russell L, Beaton A. The state of affairs in health, Australian Policy Online, 27 August 2009.
• Russell L. How the US has improved hospital care, saving thousands of lives, Croakey, 19 August 2009.
• Russell L. Cancer failures spark reform call, Trials in Focus, 17 August 2009.
• Russell L. Have Harry and Louise really changed their minds? Inside Story, 14 August 2009.
• Russell L. US health reform latest : drug prices pressured, gemerics boosted, Pharma in Focus, 10 August 2009.
• Russell L. Medical device companies fight back against damning results for spinal procedure, Croakey, 7 August 2009.
• Russell L. US behind on swine flu vax, Pharma in Focus, 3 August 2009.
• Beaton A, Russell L. The state of affairs in health, Australian Policy Online, August 2009. Re-published with permission in PSnews: Independent news for the Australian Public Service.
• Beaton A, Russell L. Chewing the fat, Australian Policy Online, 29 July 2009.
• Wells R. Can COAG deliver on health? History suggests not, Crikey, 28 July 2009.
• Russell L. Preventable hospitalisation: the US initiative, Australian Policy Online, 28 July 2009.
• Russell L. Has health reform been put on hold? Croakey, 28 July 2009
• Russell L. What the US is doing about conflicts of interest in health and medicine. Croakey, 21 July 2009
• Russell L. Originators 1, Generics 0 in US reform battle. Pharma in Focus, 20-26 July 2009
• Russell L. Govt seeks bigger NPS payout, Pharma in Focus, 29 June - 5 July 2009
• Russell L. Commonwealth Indigenous budget bulletin - June 2009, Australian Policy Online, 15 June 2009.
• Colagiuri R. Is our national health reform agenda taking account of social determinants of health?, UniNews, University of Sydney, 28 May 2009.
• Leeder S. Do we have too many “doctors in the house”?, GP News, Volume 9, Issue 1.
• Russell L. Is the Federal Dept behind the times on mental health?, Croakey, 18 May 2009.
• Russell L. How the bean counters beat the policy wonks, Croakey, 18 May 2009.
• Stephen Leeder calls for some clarity in the private health insurance muddle, Croakey, 15 May 2009.
• Russell L. Swine flu points out flaws in pandemic policy, Crikey, 14 May 2009.
• Wells R. Health budget: clever, but way off, Crikey, 13 May 2009.
• Leeder S. Remember the big picture: Prof Stephen Leeder on the budget, Croakey, 12 May 2009.
• Leeder S. What I recently told Minister Roxon’s office, Croakey, 12 May 2009.
• Leeder S. Flu fears divert us from the main game, Crikey, 30 April 2009.
• Russell L. Linking climate and health in the Pacific, Australian Policy Online, 23 April 2009.
• Russell L. Why closing the gap in heart disease requires a re-think from health services. Croakey, 6 April 2009.
• Russell L & Wells R. Less haste, more care needed in mental health planning. Croakey, 31 March 2009.
• Hynd A, Russell L. Script numbers set to fall, Pharma in Focus, 16-22 March 2009.
• Boxall AM, Russell L. Refocusing Maternity Care. Australian Policy Online, 25 February 2009.
• Leeder S. Crises bring opportunities for health reform (perhaps), Croakey, 13 February 2009.
• Wells R. It’s time to tackle inequalities in health, Croakey, 30 January 2009
• Russell L. Why health will be a headache for Obama, Crikey, 20 January 2009.