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It\u2019s hard to believe that Australia\u2019s universal healthcare system, Medicare, is almost forty years old. Over that time, Australians\u2019 health needs have changed significantly. We\u2019ve got an ageing population, and mental illness and chronic disease are on the rise. \n\nGPs\u2019 work is more complex \u2013 and Medicare hasn\u2019t kept up. \n\nOur latest report, A new Medicare: Strengthening general practice, calls on Government to overhaul a system that is reaching a mid-life crisis. \n\nHost Kat Clay is joined by the authors of the report, Health Program Director, Peter Breadon, and Visiting Fellow Danielle Romanes, to discuss how to strengthen general practice in Australia.