Adoption of out-of-pocket cost caps: an Australian perspective

Ramya Walsan; Rebecca J. Mitchell; Reema Harrison

doi:10.1071/AH23197

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Adoption of out-of-pocket cost caps: an Australian perspective

Ramya Walsan

^A ^* , Rebecca J. Mitchell ^A and Reema Harrison

^A

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^A Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, 75 Talavera Road, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

^* Correspondence to: ramya.walsan@mq.edu.au

Australian Health Review 47(6) 716-717 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH23197

Submitted: 4 October 2023 Accepted: 5 October 2023 Published: 17 October 2023

Keywords: gap payments, healthcare access, healthcare equity, inequality, out-of-pocket cost caps, patient payments, policy, safety nets, socio economic status.

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