title: Medicare locals. 42+ pieces in the primary health care reform puzzle.
abstract: A central piece of federal Labor's health reform jigsaw is the establishment of primary health care organisations, or Medicare Locals. With much-awaited draft boundaries finally released for consultation in late 2010, there has been widespread debate about how these organisations will work on the ground.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dragon
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*