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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...
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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 …
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Many countries, including Australia, regulate the price consumers pay for pharmaceuticals. In this paper, the …
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reform in Australia?s Medicare program. Whilst the Safety Net was introduced to help reduce out-of-pocket medical costs, this …
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other countries. Then, the paper outlines recent developments in private health insurance policy in Australia, and proposals …
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This study was prompted by the findings of Butler et al (1998) that the Australian contribution to the international health services research literature accounted for 5.6% in 1993-1994. First, the methodology used in that study is critically appraised, and second, to identify the extent to which...
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Out-of-pocket health expenditures in Australia are high in international comparisons and have been growing at a faster … analysis of household health expenditures in Australia. …
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When consumers have private information about risk of suffering a loss, or equivalently, if insurers are prohibited from using observable information on risk in underwriting, theoretical models of insurance predict adverse selection. Yet the most common finding in empirical studies is that of no...
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