Australian Medical Association Calls for Cuts to ‘Futile Care’ to Make Medicare Sustainable

Australian Medical Association President Patricia Montanaro said that needed healthcare savings could be found by cutting out “futile care” - where people were given ­expensive (and often risky) treatments with no hope of lengthening life or improving quality of life.



"We’re continuing to push treatments that may not be what – if you could explain them to the patient and had other options for them – what they would choose."