A ‘no gap’ private health arrangement sounds great, but you may not be able to choose your specialist. Here’s what else you need to know.
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A better deal on your private health insurance may be just a phone call away. What have you got to lose?
When your loved one is in palliative care, the last thing you want to think about is money. But new research shows financial stress at this difficult time is front and centre.
For the first time, research has put a dollar figure on the medical and economic toll of these relatively common conditions in New Zealand.
A new study offers the first clear evidence of how the NDIS may ease pressure on some health services.
Specialists’ fees are high, vary across specialties and across geographical regions. And you can search for who’s charging what near you.
While some policies have made the price of certain health care services more transparent, they don’t guarantee patients won’t be surprised by how much they’ll need to pay out of pocket.
The health benefits of shifting to a low-carbon transport system could be greater than those achieved by anti-smoking policies, according to a major new study released today.
When we mapped where Indigenous Australians are using a program to access free or discounted medicines, we found huge variation around the country. Here’s why that’s a problem.
Every kilometre cycled in France saves around one euro in healthcare costs, according to a recent analysis of decennial mobility survey.
The price you pay at the pharmacy for your long-term medicines may effectively halve. But not all medicines or patients qualify.
Our analysis of part-time work and its impact on wellbeing shows getting more people with disability into employment could save millions in health-care costs.
Health-care costs are continuing to rise faster than wages, so many Australian families are finding it increasingly difficult to keep up.
People who need the most health care – the poor and the chronically ill – miss out on care the most. But there are ways to reduce this inequity.
Record-breaking technology can sequence an entire human genome in a matter of hours. The work could be a lifeline for people suffering from the more than 5,000 known rare genetic diseases.
The Affordable Care Act has allowed many preventive health services, including cancer screenings and vaccines, to be free of charge. But legal challenges may lead to costly repercussions for patients.
Wound care might be costly, but it’s cost-effective, saving health dollars in the long run. The issue is, who pays?
In Australia, we do housing and we do health, but they sit in different portfolios of government and the policy dots aren’t joined often enough.
Despite a lighter lockdown, Sweden hasn’t avoided the damaging economic disruption experienced elsewhere.
The spread of the virus through households creates costs higher than for isolation in hotels when families are large and living at close quarters as in Melbourne’s public housing towers.
Top contributors
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Bologna, University of Newcastle
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Productivity Growth Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Karen Willis is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Public Health, Victoria University, Victoria University
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Professor of Economics, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Health economist, University of Sydney
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Research Assistant - School of Economics, University of Sydney
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Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Chair, The Conversation Media Group
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Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University