TACKLING OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH CARE COSTS

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dc.contributor.author	Lesley Russell, Jennifer Doggett
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-28
dc.date.available	2015-01-28
dc.date.issued	2015-01-05
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/12659
dc.description	To kick-start the necessary analyses, debates and policy formulations, we have developed this discussion paper which lays out some of the issues, as we see them. It is admittedly short on solutions, but we are hopeful these will come. There is no shortage of collated evidence and expert advice available drive policy development – all that is needed is leadership.	en_AU
dc.description.abstract	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.	en_AU
dc.subject	Out of pocket costs	en_AU
dc.subject	medicare	en_AU
dc.title	TACKLING OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH CARE COSTS	en_AU
dc.type	Working Paper	en_AU
dc.contributor.department	Menzies Centre for Health Policy	en_AU