Financing options to sustain medicare: Are we committed to universalism?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 244-245.e1

  Laba, Tracey Lea ^a   Essue, Beverley M ^a,b   Jan, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICARE; NOTE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; LONG TERM CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONG-TERM CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84941959988     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00431     Document Type: Note

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