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Health Financing in Australia
Title:
Health Financing in Australia
When:
01 Mar 2009 - 04 Mar 2009
Where:
The Brassey of Canberra - Canberra
Category:
Events

Description

The Institute of Actuaries of Australia invite you to join this "Health Financing in Australia" event in early 2009.

Click here to download a REGISTRATION FORM

The program will include presentations or discussion on the following topics:

Health System Framework

  • Equitable access and financing
  • Data Sources and Issues

Health Expenditure in Australia

  • Methodology
  • Data
  • Financing
  • Health inflation
  • Projections: 5-10 years

Demand and Supply issues

  • Demand: Technology, Ageing
  • Supply: Workforce, including flexibility and barriers to entry

Equity issues in service delivery

  • Indigenous
  • Socio-economic disadvantage
  • Other population sub-groups

General Discussion : Identify key issues for health system reform

Markets for Health Services

  • Choice of services
  • Choice of practitioners
  • Price setting
  • Price signals
  • Competition issues

Performance measurement, incentives and penalties

Health System Reform

The new AHCAs: a State perspective

The new AHCAs: a Commonwealth perspective

Panel presentation and discussion: Education of consumers / personal responsibility

Contracting between doctors, hospitals and insurers

Managing health finances to balance need and practicality

Building Infrastructure for today and the future

Public and Private sectors in Australia: Is an integrated health system achievable?

Venue

The Brassey of Canberra
VENUE:
The Brassey of Canberra   -   Website
Street:
Belmore Gardens & Macquarie Street, Barton
ZIP:
2600
City:
Canberra
State:
ACT
Country:
Country: au

Description

The Brassey of Canberra is located within the central, quiet, leafy tree lined suburb of Barton.

Set in 2 and a half acres of lawns and gardens on the fringe of the parliamentary triangle it is within walking distance to many of Canberra's Tourist attractions:

  • New Parliament House
  • Old Parliament House
  • The National Science and Technology Centre
  • The High Court of Australia
  • The National Library
  • Lake Burley Griffin
  • Kingston & Manuka Shopping Villages

The Brassey is a mere 7 minute drive to the City's Centre.
Canberra Airport is only 10 kms away and Kingston Train Station is just 1km.

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