title: Provision of pharmaceuticals in Australian hospitals: equity of access?
abstract: In Australia, medicines are funded under a complex set of financial arrangements. Currently there are dual funding arrangements in public and private hospitals that can lead to differences in patient access to medications. There are considerable concerns about the consequences of the fragmentation and "lack of cohesion of the system". Some decision-makers consider there are inequities because of the funding models in place. What follows is a description of this system.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia. gisselle.gallego@chere.uts.edu.au
authors.forename: Gisselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gallego
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Jo-anne E
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Brien
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D005380:Financing, Government; D033161:Government Regulation; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000191:economics; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug / Q000191:economics*; D018803:Models, Economic; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations