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 Sciences.
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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14 November 2019
Why private health cover is bleeding to death -
7 November 2019
Private health insurers should start paying for hospital-type care at home -
29 October 2019
How to improve car insurance: lessons from private health insurance -
10 October 2019
Time to kill the private health insurance zombies -
8 October 2019
A bigger cash handout is not the answer for private health insurance woes
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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23 August 2019
How to improve palliative care -
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
Presentations
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22 October 2019
Remembering Richard Scotton, co-founder of Medicare -
6 August 2019
Prosthesis pricing needs fundamental reform -
2 August 2019
Private health insurance under challenge -
19 June 2019
Improving primary care
Events
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25 November 2019
Can private health insurance be saved from the jaws of death? – Canberra -
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