In the days, weeks and months ahead we are going to be presented with a plethora of possible hospital scenarios - and these will include the good, the bad - and the ugly !
The Federal government plan to directly fund state hospital systems will mean that control will take place through local administration boards. Obviously, this will replace the vast state bureaucracy presently administering health. This means jobs - and one thing is certain ! That huge workforce will not relinquish positions and join the dole cheque without a fight !
Politics has a fateful hand in most government decisions. Both sides of politics will be vigilant to see that this largess does not favour whoever is sitting on the treasury benches.
Then there is the fate of those small, regional hospitals that are the life blood of so many country areas.
Some experts contend that the only way to get medical efficiency is to concentrate services in mega hospitals. That is fine - provided you live near such a centre, but for those who would lose a town emergency department and face a long drive for emergency attention - such a plan would be anathema.
A bright picture will be painted by those favouring Federal intervention, and a contrasting scenario of disaster and misery will come from those who see reasons to oppose.
Pity the poor voting public who have to sort through this mess - and then probably make their mark in a referendum.
They will be facing a situation that is beyond their knowledge, beset by turf wars between bureaucracies - and lied to by politicians who have a hidden agenda to promote.
If it wasn't so serious - it would be hilarious !
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