The Health of Senior Australians and the Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs They Face

McRae, Ian; Yen, Laurann; Jeon, Yun-Hee; Herath, Menaka; Essue, Beverley

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dc.contributor.author	McRae, Ian
dc.contributor.author	Yen, Laurann
dc.contributor.author	Jeon, Yun-Hee
dc.contributor.author	Herath, Menaka
dc.contributor.author	Essue, Beverley
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-18
dc.date.available	2013-06-18
dc.date.issued	2012-12-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/9194
dc.description	The survey was funded through an NHMRC program grant to the Menzies Centre for Health Policy. The survey discussed in this report was funded by Menzies Centre for Health Policy as part of the Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study, and was managed by staff at the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute. The survey sample was drawn from members of National Seniors Australia, and the authors thank National Seniors Australia for their assistance in providing this sample, and members of National Seniors Australia for their willingness to respond to the study.	en
dc.description.abstract	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%.	en
dc.language.iso	en_AU	en
dc.publisher	National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre	en
dc.rights	Other
dc.subject	health	en
dc.subject	senior	en
dc.subject	costs	en
dc.title	The Health of Senior Australians and the Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs They Face	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
usyd.faculty	Faculty of Medicine and Health, Centre for Disability Research and Policy	en
usyd.department	Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute at the ANU	en
usyd.department	Menzies Centre for Health Policy	en
usyd.department	Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery	en
usyd.department	Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute	en
usyd.department	George Institute for Global Health	en