The effect of increased private health insurance coverage on Victorian public hospitals.
It was anticipated that the recent reforms to private health insurance arrangements would reduce the demand pressures on Australian public hospitals. However, this has not been demonstrated by trends in elective surgery waiting lists in Victorian public hospitals. Moreover, it appears that the increased caseload assumed by Victorian private hospitals since the reforms took effect mainly reflects an increase in low cost same day episodes.
Powers
Neil
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Victorian Department of Human Services.
Sundararajan
Vijaya
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Gillett
Steve
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Marshall
Ric
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D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014739:Victoria; D014850:Waiting Lists