Policy is easy, implementation is hard

The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 6 October 2008 189 7 384-385 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2008 www.mja.com.au Health Care Reform and state, are full of health reform proposals that ha effectively implemented because of the power of interests (see the article by Leeder and Lewis in this The exercise of power in health is reflected in man • in the vested interests of bodies like the Austr Association, Medicines Australia and the private hea companies, whose lobbying activities make union Vested interests are the main obstacles to reform, and the voice of the community is the main force for change