Jennifer Doggett puts the spotlight on a significant gap in the health reform debate – the growing proportion of health funding that comes directly from patient’s pockets, as co-payments or out of pocket expenses. more
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The Future of Medicare Forum
The Future of the Medicare Forum – Exploring the funding arrangements in the public health system. Outstanding panel of speakers including
- The Hon Paul Lucas – Minister for Health QLD
- Dr Paul Gross-Institute of Health Economics and Technology
- Jim Butler – Director of ACERH
- Ian McAuley – CPD Fellow
- Ged Kearney – Australian Nurses Federation
Swissotel Sydney
68 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone (02) 9238 8888
Click here for more information and a complete list of speakers, and registration details.
Out of pocket: rethinking health copayments
Jennifer Doggett proposes a complete rethink of the way we pay for health care in the Centre for Policy Development’s latest paper ‘Out of Pocket’ more
More than one health insurer is too many: the case for a single insurer
CPD fellow Ian McAuley explores the intrinsic limitations of Australia’s current private health insurance system and explains how a single national health insurer can overcome them. McAuley argues that a single national insurer is more likely to be able to contain moral hazard and deliver equitable health care at lower costs. more
Get health policy out of the emergency ward
In this paper published by the CPD, Jennifer Doggett shows that health systems oriented towards primary and preventative care achieve better health outcomes at a lower overall cost than systems oriented towards hospital care. more
A New Approach to Primary Care for Australia
The best way to take the pressure off hospitals is to ensure that most people don’t need to go there in the first place. In this new paper Jennifer Doggett explains how we can reorient Australia’s health system towards primary and preventative care. more