title: Falling through the cracks: the hidden economic burden of chronic illness and disability on Australian households.
abstract: Major reform plus targeted strategies have the potential to provide relief.
authors.affiliation: The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW. sjan@george.org.au
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: Beverley M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Essue
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Leeder
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans