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Independent commentary on reform, pricing, governance and the commercial realities of running a service.
Pay points are gone. A therapist's minimum now comes from their qualification level and years in the profession, and day to day supervision can sit above $101,000.
Tighter reassessments, Minister-set pricing, a 90 day claiming window and a funding cut that lands in the same month as a wage rise.
What the new line items change, where the rules already answer the question and where genuine grey areas remain.
The cuts, the held prices and why the new line items matter more than the headline percentage. What to check before 1 July.
Every Team Leader on a reduced caseload is revenue the rest of the team covers. The breakeven point, the supervision split and what a sustainable model looks like.
A 10 per cent CBDA cut, Minister-set pricing, a new evidence test for reports and the start of the Thriving Kids transition. Here is the practical version.
NSW will commission Not For Profits to deliver Thriving Kids. The procurement policy behind that decision, and what private practices can realistically do.
Butler's National Press Club address did not mention Allied Health once. The reform summary published beside it did. What that gap means before the budget.
Allied Health is a service industry and clinicians generate the revenue. Here is what the maths on billable hours actually says, and why the sector avoids it.
Three risks are converging. Most providers aren't modelling any of them. Almost none are modelling what happens when they overlap.
How a lack of standards created a market failure, shaped a profession, and why the overcorrection isn't the answer either
The traps, competitive risks and market realities of building a tech product in Allied Health, from platform risk to AI fatigue, before you write any code.
Governance sounds like something only big providers worry about. What it actually means, why regulators are enforcing it now and where to start.
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