The economics of primary healthcare reform in Australia - Towards single fundholding through development of primary care organisations

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 613-619

  Donato, Ronald ^a   Segal, Leonie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Health reform; Primary healthcare; Single funding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79952278755     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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