Progressivity of out-of-pocket costs under Australia's universal health care system: A national linked data study

Hsei Di Law, Dinith Marasinghe, Danielle Butler, Jennifer Welsh, Emily Lancsar, Emily Banks, Nicholas Biddle and Rosemary Korda

Health Policy, 2023, vol. 127, issue C, 44-50

Abstract: In line with affordability and equity principles, Medicare—Australia's universal health care program—has measures to contain out-of-pocket (OOP) costs, particularly for lower income households. This study examined the distribution of OOP costs for Medicare-subsidised out-of-hospital services and prescription medicines in Australian households, according to their ability to pay.

Keywords: Equity; Health financing; Out-of-pocket cost; Healthcare; Medicines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.10.010

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