Political condescension, the biggest reform in 30 years and next week's Budget

The political and policy condescension of patients needs to stop. The health technology assessment review has been called one of the biggest health reforms in the past 30 years. What is the competition and what will it need to achieve to sit alongside these major reforms? The federal government is about to deliver its pre-election 2022-23 Budget. What has changed and what to expect? What was it like as an official preparing a Budget?