how long will we live, And how will we die?
Health care is changing in a bewildering array of ways. Professional costs increase seemingly without end at the same time as individual and community health care and prevention programs flourish. How will future Australians manage to stay healthy?

Jennifer Doggett, who is a Fellow of the Centre for Policy Development, a moderator of the health blog Croakey and a consultant working in the health sector for a number of professional, industry and consumer groups.  She has previously worked within the Federal Department of Health and as a political advisor on health and social policy issues.  Jennifer is the author of “A New Approach to Primary Care for Australia” and “Out-of-pocket: rethinking co-payments in the health system.”  She is a contributing author of the books “More than luck: ideas Australia needs now”, “Pushing our luck: ideas for Australian progress” and “Creating and Implementing Public Policy”.