The Health of Senior Australians and the Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs They Face
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This report, authored by researchers from the Australian National University, sought to examine the prevalence of chronic conditions among mature age people and how this relates to burdensome out-of-pocket health care costs. Results show that 570,000 people aged 55 years and over spend more than 10% of their income on health and about 250,000 spend over 20%.This report, authored by researchers from the Australian National University, sought to examine the prevalence of chronic conditions among mature age people and how this relates to burdensome out-of-pocket health care costs. Results show that 570,000 people aged 55 years and over spend more than 10% of their income on health and about 250,000 spend over 20%.
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Date
2012-12-01Publisher
National Seniors Productive Ageing CentreDepartment, Discipline or Centre
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute at the ANUMenzies Centre for Health Policy
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute
George Institute for Global Health
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