Medicare at 40: Are We Showing Our Age?

Hall, J; van Gool, K; Haywood, P; Fiebig, D

Medicare at 40: Are We Showing Our Age?

Hall, J van Gool, K Haywood, P Fiebig, D

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Economic Review, 2024, 57, (2), pp. 200-205
Issue Date:: 2024-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hall, J
dc.contributor.author	van Gool, K
dc.contributor.author	Haywood, P
dc.contributor.author	Fiebig, D
dc.date.accessioned	2024-11-05T00:21:40Z
dc.date.available	2024-11-05T00:21:40Z
dc.date.issued	2024-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Economic Review, 2024, 57, (2), pp. 200-205
dc.identifier.issn	0004-9018
dc.identifier.issn	1467-8462
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/181735
dc.description.abstract	To understand what Medicare aimed to achieve, we need to revisit the medico-politics of the time, and the fear of the spectre of socialised medicine. That determined what could be changed (universal insurance and contributions according to means) and what could not (private medical service provision and fee-for-service). We consider what Medicare has achieved in terms of community acceptance, fairer contributions, affordability at its establishment; and how those aims can be assessed today. While Medicare is undoubtedly a success, there are inflexibilities in its structure that are challenging in ensuring it is fit for the next four decades.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Economic Review
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1467-8462.12559
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	14 Economics
dc.subject.classification	Economics
dc.subject.classification	3801 Applied economics
dc.subject.classification	3802 Econometrics
dc.subject.classification	3803 Economic theory
dc.title	Medicare at 40: Are We Showing Our Age?
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	57
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE)/Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) Associate Member
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dc.date.updated	2024-11-05T00:21:39Z
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Abstract:

To understand what Medicare aimed to achieve, we need to revisit the medico-politics of the time, and the fear of the spectre of socialised medicine. That determined what could be changed (universal insurance and contributions according to means) and what could not (private medical service provision and fee-for-service). We consider what Medicare has achieved in terms of community acceptance, fairer contributions, affordability at its establishment; and how those aims can be assessed today. While Medicare is undoubtedly a success, there are inflexibilities in its structure that are challenging in ensuring it is fit for the next four decades.

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