workshop was organised to provide an opportunity for a more detailed discussion by a group of leading health policy analysts of … competition’ is being touted as the answer to the weaknesses in their health care systems. …

Research held on 7-8 March 2002 to explore key policy issues facing Australia's health sector. The Roundtable drew together … thirty leading practitioners and analysts on health policy issues. The topics covered included international developments in … health policy, cost pressures in health care systems, access and service delivery, supplier-induced demand and occupational …

combination of public health measures, rising living standards, and new medical knowledge all played their part in this. Even if … AMR increases, the continuing effect of these factors and of new public health measures can limit the negative …

health system; and, self-assessment of the migration experience and results of moving to Italy. The survey demonstrated that … achievement. A concern often expressed is that migrants who have access to health and social security services are more encouraged … of stay and the effect on migration plans attributed to access to social security and health services, even though such …

combination of public health measures, rising living standards, and new medical knowledge all played their part in this. Even if … AMR increases, the continuing effect of these factors and of new public health measures can limit the negative …

Interest in evaluating which health care interventions work best under what circumstances has surged in recent years as … health care spending has risen. This brief, the first from Mathematica’s Center on Health Care Effectiveness, looks at the … new comparative effectiveness research (CER) initiative passed as part of health care reform. The authors discuss the …