Health Policy in the Market State

Introduces the major issues in health policy in Australia, setting them in the broader public policy context.

List of contents

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Tables

Abbreviations

1 Rights and markets - Linda Hancock

I ANALYSING HEALTH POLICY

2 Policy, power and interests - Linda Hancock

3 Health, public sector restructuring and the Market State - Linda Hancock

II FINANCING HEALTH

4 Commonwealth/State relations in health - Stephen Duckett

5 Health care funding and rationing health care - Linda Hancock/Paul Mackey

6 Consumer payments for health care - Sophie Hill

III MARKET STATE REFORM AGENDAS

7 Casemix: financing hospital services - Mary Draper

8 Contracting out in the health sector - Michael Muetzelfeldt

9 Shifts in community health care - Janine Smith

IV CATERING FOR THE DIVERSITY OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND INTERESTS

10 Performance indicators for Aboriginal health services - Ian Anderson/Maggie Brady

11 Women's health in a changing state - Philomena Horsley/ Sonya Tremellen/Linda Hancock

12 Health indicators for diversity - Liz Eckerman

13 Shifts in me

About the author

Linda Hancock teaches in the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne.

Summary

Introduces the major issues in health policy in Australia, setting them in the broader public policy context.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Hancock
• Assisted by: Linda Hancock (Editor), Hancock Linda (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367718299
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71829-9
• No. of pages: 362
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Health Policy, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Health systems & services, Health systems and services