Pricing of general practice in Australia: Some recent proposals to reform Medicare

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Jones, Glenn ^a   Savage, Elizabeth ^b   Hall, Jane ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 16544389748     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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