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Social network theory and analysis: a preliminary exploration. CHERE Working Paper 2009/5
Haas, Marion - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2009
The rationale for addressing the issue of social networks and social network analysis in the context of health policy is to investigate the extent to which these theoretical and analytical paradigms represent feasible and useful tools to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies aimed at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008594234
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The long run impact of child abuse on health care costs and wellbeing in Australia. CHERE Working Paper 2010/10
Reeve, Rebecca; Gool, Kees van - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2010
There are approximately 55,000 substantiated child abuse or neglect cases in Australia each year, according to … adult physical and mental health conditions and associated health care costs in Australia. The analysis utilises … the understanding of the long run costs of child abuse in Australia. We conclude that prevention child abuse is expected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693044
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General Practitioners knowledge, views and practices regarding cervical cancer screening in Australia. CHERE Working Paper 2010/6
Goodall, Stephen; Haas, Marion; Viney, Rosalie - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2010
Objective General practitioners (GPs) are the main providers of cervical screening in Australia and are crucial to the … litigation. Design A postal survey was conducted of a random sample of GPs in New South Wales, Australia. Results GPs are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465836
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Joiners and leavers stayers and abstainers: Private health insurance choices in Australia
Knox, Stephanie; Savage, Elizabeth; Fiebig, Denzil; … - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2010
older than 30 years (introduced 2000). In 2004 the longitudinal study on Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465837
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Waiting times and the decision to buy private health insurance. CHERE Working Paper 2010/9
Johar, Meliyanni; Jones, Glenn; Keane, Michael; Savage, … - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2010
Over 45% of Australians buy health insurance for private treatment in hospital. This is despite having access to universal and free public hospital treatment. Anecdotal evidence suggests that one possible explanation for the high rate of insurance coverage is to avoid long waiting times for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465839
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Evaluating changes in women's attitudes towards cervical screening following a screening promotion campaign and a free vaccination program. CHERE Working Paper 2009/3
Johar, Meliyanni; Fiebig, Denzil; Haas, Marion; Viney, … - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2009
cervical cancer in Australia. The first intervention is a media campaign promoting regular screening behaviour to women. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465842
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Health insurance and health care utilization: Theory and evidence from Australia 1989-90, CHERE Discussion Paper No 44
Savage, Elizabeth - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2001
The Australian hospital system is characterised by the co-existence of private hospitals, where individuals pay for services and public hospitals, where services are free to all but delivered after a waiting time. The decision to purchase insurance for private hospital treatment depends on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005760885
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The use of breast screening services in NSW: Are we moving towards greater equity? [Draft - not for quotation or citation], CHERE Working Paper 2007/7
Vu, Minh; Gool, Kees van; Savage, Elizabeth; Haas, Marion; … - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2007
Introduction: Since 1991 State and Federal Governments, under the auspices of BreastScreen Australia, have been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005760887
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Healthy, wealthy and insured? The role of self-assessed health in the demand for private health insurance, CHERE Working Paper 2006/2
Doiron, Denise; Jones, Glenn; Savage, Elizabeth - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2006
Both adverse selection and moral hazard models predict a positive relationship between risk and insurance; yet the most common finding in empirical studies of insurance is that of a negative correlation. In this paper we investigate the relationship between ex ante risk and private health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005760890
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Joiners, leavers, stayers and abstainers: Private health insurance choices in Australia, CHERE Working Paper 2007/8
Knox, Stephanie; Savage, Elizabeth; Fiebig, Denzil; … - Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation … - 2007
older than 30 years (introduced 2000). In 2004 the longitudinal study on Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005760893