WHAT'S COMING UP
Event
- 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
- VENUE:
- The Brassey of Canberra - Website
- Street:
- Belmore Gardens & Macquarie Street, Barton
- City:
- Canberra
- State:
- ACT
- Country:
-
- Post Code:
- 2600
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.
