Labor faces a massive healthcare agenda. What policies can we anticipate

Labor's victory in Saturday's election signals a significant shift in health policy. Labor's triumph marks a value shift to a party devoted to equality and Medicare, as well as a style shift to a hands-on, equity-oriented health minister, notwithstanding its small-target approach and limited big-spending pledges.

Mark Butler, Labor's shadow health minister, is poised to become the new health minister, pending a rearra....