title: Chronic illness and consumer inequality: the impact of health costs on people with chronic illnesses in rural and regional Australia.
abstract: This paper presents the results of a survey undertaken in rural and regional Victoria in 2003 on the total costs faced by households caring for people with chronic illnesses. The impact of these costs for the households is discussed in the context of neo-liberal policy development by Australian governments and the effects of those policies on such households.
authors.affiliation: Chronic Illness Alliance, 818 Burke Road, Camberwell, Melbourne, VIC 3124, Australia. christine@chronicillness.org.au
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics*; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000191:economics*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D012424:Rural Population