The history and purposes of private health insurance
REPORTby Stephen Duckett and Kristina Nemet
The private health insurance industry fears it is in a death spiral, and politicians need to rethink whether or to what extent taxpayers should continue to subsidise the industry.
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Health Program Director
Stephen DuckettDr Stephen Duckett has held top operational and policy leadership positions in health care in Australia and Canada, including as Secretary of what is now the Commonwealth Department of Health. He has a reputation for creativity, evidence-based innovation and reform in areas ranging from the introduction of activity-based funding for hospitals to new systems of accountability for the safety of hospital care. An economist, he is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science.
Information about Stephen Duckett’s academic publications are available on Google Scholar.
Program Topics
Reports
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15 July 2019
The history and purposes of private health insurance -
16 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal government -
17 March 2019
Filling the gap: A universal dental care scheme for Australia -
28 October 2018
State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for states and territories -
19 August 2018
Safer care saves money: How to improve patient care and save public money at the same time
News & Opinion
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16 July 2019
Why private health insurance needs a rethink -
11 July 2019
Can private health insurance escape the jaws of death? -
5 July 2019
Why primary care reform is so hard -
11 June 2019
Smiles all round for kids’ travelling dentist scheme -
4 June 2019
Assessing members of the Albanese shadow ministry
Podcasts
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17 April 2019
Federal Election 2019: Big ideas for Australia’s next government -
17 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal government -
17 March 2019
Filling the gap: A universal dental care scheme for Australia -
13 February 2019
Filling the dental gap: meeting unmet oral health needs – Melbourne
Submissions
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8 July 2019
How to make hospital funding fairer -
13 May 2019
Different types of health data should be governed differently -
4 April 2019
How to improve cataract treatment -
25 March 2019
A mixed model is best for pharmacist prescribing
Presentations
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19 June 2019
Improving primary care -
13 February 2019
Across the great divide: health in rural Victoria -
20 August 2018
Better ways to improve hospital safety -
15 August 2018
Palliative care funding should be redesigned
Events
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16 July 2019
Private health insurance under challenge – Melbourne -
17 April 2019
Federal Election 2019: Big ideas for Australia’s next government – Melbourne -
05 March 2019
Filling the dental gap: meeting unmet oral health needs – Melbourne -
13 November 2018
State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for states and territories – Melbourne -
07 August 2018
Primary Care in Australia: the state of play – Melbourne