Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 8, 2026

‘Catastrophic’ fears: health staff made lists of concerning cases days after Australia’s aged care funding tool launch

Exclusive: Documents reveal assessors' grave fears if client needs are underestimated by tool that can't be overridden Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast State health officials were so alarmed by a controversial federal government aged-care funding tool that they kept a log of hundreds of cas

‘Catastrophic’ fears: health staff made lists of concerning cases days after Australia’s aged care funding tool launch

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Documents reveal assessors' grave fears if client needs are underestimated by tool that can't be overridden Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast State health officials were so alarmed by a controversial federal government aged-care funding tool that they kept a log of hundreds of cas

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