The result is that it has become more difficult to see how health policy will move from theory into action in the future. Many of the influences on health lie outside the policy domain of departments of health. While policy advisers often attempted to pursue broader health policies and programs, medicare continually drew attention away from other aspects of health. By their own analysis, therefore, efficient resource allocation would prioritize health not health care. After 25 years, this message has not been heard.
Research results from population health have yet to be implemented.
This approach is in many ways still waiting for a champion and is stalled by the conflict between factions among the researchers, workers, jurisdictions and government departments involved in the health field.