Lesley Russell

Lesley Russell has worked as a political advisor on health to Democrats in the US Congress and the Labor Party in the Australian Federal Parliament. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data at the University of Sydney.

Lesley's recent articles

Prevention putting health into healthcare

Prevention putting health into healthcare

Expensive dental care worsens inequality. Is it time for a Medicare-style Denticare scheme?

Expensive dental care worsens inequality. Is it time for a Medicare-style Denticare scheme?

Dental care must be on the election agenda - it's time

Dental care must be on the election agenda - it's time

For 21st century primary health care, we need bold and brave leadership

For 21st century primary health care, we need bold and brave leadership

Upturn: A better normal needs a focus on health, not just healthcare

David and Goliath battle over community alcohol harms is under way in the NT

What is the fate of the MBS Review Task Force and its work? (Croakey Dec 21, 2020)

Social prescribing links workers

Tackling substance abuse in the coronavirus pandemic

Australias health care after coronavirus is there a silver lining to the pandemic?

LESLEY RUSSELL. The Next Community Pharmacy Agreement

LESLEY RUSSELL. The Hidden Death Toll from the Coronavirus Pandemic

LESLEY RUSSELL Coronavirus Highlights American Inequalities and Trumps Inadequacies

LESLEY RUSSELL. Tackling the Emergency Department crisis: Some what if? scenarios

JENNIFER DOGGETT, LESLEY RUSSELL. The Private Health Insurance dilemma: a product in search of a role (Croakey 22-10-19)

LESLEY RUSSELL. Where is the Focus on Rural Health (Redux) Looking at You, National Party

LESLEY RUSSELL. Where is the Focus on Rural Health?

KELSEY CHALMERS and LESLEY RUSSELL. The National Strategy to Reduce OOP costs: will price transparency work?

LESLEY RUSSELL. Restraining the Free Market That is Specialty Medicine

LESLEY RUSSELL: The Budget as an Election Campaign Document

LESLEY RUSSELL. Can Primary Health Networks (PHNs) Drive Needed Primary Care Reforms?

LESLEY RUSSELL. The recommendations from the MBS Review for reforms in primary care: who will ensure these proposals are properly considered?

LESLEY RUSSELL. ACSQHC Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2018.

LESLEY RUSSELL: Time to make dental care an election issue

LESLEY RUSSELL.Tackling the wicked problems in health - by building bridges with social services.

LESLEY RUSSELL. The dental divide and the decay of public dental services (ABC News, 21.08.18)

Ending the medical / dental divide (redux).

LESLEY RUSSELL. Ageless At Altitude

LESLEY RUSSELL. Who cares for the carers?

LESLEY RUSSELL . How knee replacement surgery highlights issues of access, affordability and best practice in Australias two-tiered healthcare system - Part 2

LESLEY RUSSELL. How knee replacement surgery highlights issues of access, affordability and best practice in Australias two-tiered healthcare system - Part 1

Private Health Insurance: focus on premiums ignores the cost of using it

LESLEY RUSSELL. Private Health Insurance - a low-value proposition?

LESLEY RUSSELL. The impact of private health insurance on equity and access in specialist healthcare

It is disingenuous of the Coalition to claim it has no intention of privatising Medicare.

Lesley Russell Too high: the impact of specialists fees on patients health

Lesley Russell. The debate we're yet to have about private health insurance.

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