Thanks for chairing a thought provoking and focussed conference. While it is yet to be seen/ developed what changes will eventuate, the sense of direction and hope was a nice change!
And on "using data to prove the social and economic benefits of any public healthcare (or other human services) investment";
As I'm pretty sure you'd agree Andrew, the Feds have forever failed to meaningfully measure the cost/benefit of placing people with a disability into sustainable jobs. For decades, the various funding models primarily focused on the number relatively short-term 'placements' (e.g. 3-6mths) and guess what? In "the funding always wins" dynamic, systemic 'churning' became the norm, so when it comes to the economic participation of PwD, Aust is still one of the poorest performers of all OECD countries. Bring on the Aust Centre for Evaluation!
You're right Phillip. We don't 'count' enough of the variables, nor for long enough. My experience of disability employment suggests we should include: (i) lifetime income (and tax payable); (ii) economic conditions improved for any dependents -- or family members who would otherwise support the person; (iii) measures of social participation (and likelihood therefore to avoid high tariff health, justice and social programs). Just those three would tell a compelling story.
Thanks for chairing a thought provoking and focussed conference. While it is yet to be seen/ developed what changes will eventuate, the sense of direction and hope was a nice change!
Loved the reframing discussion. Hmmm how could rates notices look different?
Yes, agree about the reframing discussion too...
And on "using data to prove the social and economic benefits of any public healthcare (or other human services) investment";
As I'm pretty sure you'd agree Andrew, the Feds have forever failed to meaningfully measure the cost/benefit of placing people with a disability into sustainable jobs. For decades, the various funding models primarily focused on the number relatively short-term 'placements' (e.g. 3-6mths) and guess what? In "the funding always wins" dynamic, systemic 'churning' became the norm, so when it comes to the economic participation of PwD, Aust is still one of the poorest performers of all OECD countries. Bring on the Aust Centre for Evaluation!
You're right Phillip. We don't 'count' enough of the variables, nor for long enough. My experience of disability employment suggests we should include: (i) lifetime income (and tax payable); (ii) economic conditions improved for any dependents -- or family members who would otherwise support the person; (iii) measures of social participation (and likelihood therefore to avoid high tariff health, justice and social programs). Just those three would tell a compelling story.