
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Badham, Jenny 
T1  - Future financial impact of the current health financing system
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 1998
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
SP  - 96
EP  - 110
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH980096 
N2  - Major political parties remain publicly committed to Medicare and community-ratedvoluntary health insurance. It is important to understand the future financialconsequences of this policy in order to assist community debate about whether sucha commitment is appropriate or some other policy should be developed.This paper describes development of, and results from, the APHA health financingmodel. It suggests that health expenditure would represent 12.9percent; of gross domesticproduct by 2021, compared to 8.5percent; in 1995. Increasing per capita expenditureis the major contributor to the growth, with demographic changes responsible foronly 14.3percent;. 
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