TACKLING OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH CARE COSTS
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Working PaperAuthor/s
Lesley Russell, Jennifer DoggettAbstract
The issue of growing out-of-pocket (OOP) costs and their impact on the ability of Australians to access needed health care is undermining the universality of Medicare, widening health inequalities and arguably leading to increased hospital costs.The issue of growing out-of-pocket (OOP) costs and their impact on the ability of Australians to access needed health care is undermining the universality of Medicare, widening health inequalities and arguably leading to increased hospital costs.
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Date
2015-01-05Department, Discipline or Centre
Menzies Centre for Health PolicyShare