In Australia, Health Minister Mark Butler urged state and territory governments to “get on” with a major overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The restructuring is expected to remove roughly 160,000 people from the scheme, prompting widespread concern among disabled Australians and their families.
Butler sought to reassure those affected, while former deputy chief medical officer Dr. Nick Coatsworth outlined how the changes would impact carers and medical professionals who work within the NDIS ecosystem. The overhaul represents one of the most significant policy shifts in Australia’s social safety net in years, and the political stakes are high: states have been slow to commit to the new framework, and disability advocates are watching closely.
