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Discussion Papers
These papers add to the input that the Commission has received through submissions and through its engagement forums.
In the interests of informing debate and discussion of possible health reforms, the Commission is making these papers publicly available.
Please be aware that the views expressed in the papers are the views of the authors and should not be taken to be the views of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission or the Australian Government.
- Estimates of the impact of selected NHHRC reforms on health care expenditure, 2003-2033, (AIHW Canberra, June 2009) (PDF 25 KB)
- Toward a roadmap for health system governance (Mary Foley, 2009) (PDF 88 KB)
- Assessing the health service use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, (John Deeble, June 2009) (PDF 102 KB)
- A New Model for Delivering Selected Mental Health Services in Australia (Ian Hickie, 2008) (PDF 462 KB)
- Costing a Social Insurance Scheme for Dental Care - November 2008 (PDF 300 KB)
- Improving Oral Health and Dental Care for Australians (PDF 244 KB)
- Projection of Australian health care expenditure by disease (John Goss, AIHW) (PDF 281 KB)
- E-Health - Enabler for Australia's Health Reform, Booz & Company, November 2008.pdf (PDF 1082 KB)
- NATSEM - Distribution of Expenditure on Health Goods and Services by Australian Households (PDF 1077 KB)
- Prevention and Wellness (J Lang) (PDF 564 KB)
- A national agency for promoting health and preventing illness (R Moodie T Harper B Oldenburg) (PDF 419 KB)
- A Prevention Priorities Advisory Committee and Prevention Benefits Schedule for Australia (A Harris D Mortimer) (PDF 974 KB)
- A Vision for Primary Care - Funding and other system factors for optimising the primary care contribution to the community's health (L Segal) (PDF 639 KB)
- Financial incentives, personal responsibility and prevention (A Scott S Schurer) (PDF 986 KB)
- Funding Policy Options for Preventative Health Care within Australian Primary Health Care (D Young J Gunn) (PDF 147 KB)
- NHHRC Primary Care Final (C Jackson D O'Halloran) (PDF 760 KB)
- New Models of Primary and Community Care Final (M Harris M Kidd T Snowden) (PDF 321 KB)
- Primary Care Reform - Issues Paper for NHHRC (H Swerissen) (PDF 76 KB)
- Discussion Paper on New Models of Primary Care for NHHRC (S Dunn I Ellis D Jones A Murray) (PDF 389 KB)
- Models of Primary and Community Care in 2020 (B Wenck I Watts) (PDF 377 KB)
- Primary health care in rural and remote Australia - achieving equity of access and outcomes through national reform (J Humphreys J Wakerman) (PDF 229 KB)
- New and emerging nurse-led models of primary health care (M Chiarella) (PDF 530 KB)
- Options for reform of Commonwealth State governance responsibilities for the Australian health system (J Dwyer K Eagar) (PDF 315 KB)
- A Mixed Public-Private System for 2020 (M Foley) (PDF 229 KB)
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