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Optimal tax policy and expected longevity: A mean and variance utility approach [PDF]

This paper studies the normative problem of redistribution between agents who can infuence their survival probability through private health spending, but who differ in their attitude towards the risks involved in the lotteries of life to be chosen.
Grégory Ponthière, Marie-Louise Leroux
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Housing as Asset‐Based Welfare in Australia: An Investigation Through a Consumption Lens

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Housing asset‐based welfare has long been a key component of Australia's social policy. This resonates with a parallel literature identifying a trade‐off between homeownership and the size of nations' welfare states, wherein owner‐occupiers in smaller welfare states tend to come to rely on housing wealth to meet many of their welfare needs ...
Gavin A. Wood, Christopher Phelps, Silvia Salazar, Rachel Ong ViforJ   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Development of the Private Health Sector in Hungary in a European Context [PDF]

Cross-Cultural Management Journal
The aim of this paper is to examine the situation of private healthcare providers in Hungary and their relationship with publicly funded healthcare. The private healthcare sector is growing significantly in Hungary and worldwide.
Balázs KERTÉSZ, Péter BALOGH, Klára BÍRÓ   +2 more
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Zum Einfluss von Demographie und medizinisch-technischem Fortschritt auf die Gesundheitsausgaben [PDF]

, 2006
Die demographische Entwicklung und der medizinisch-technische Fortschritt gelten als die beiden wichtigsten Gründe für den Anstieg der Gesundheitsausgaben. Der vorliegende Übersichtsartikel betrachtet den Einfluss der Alterung auf die Gesundheitsausgaben
Henke, Klaus-Dirk, Reimers, Lutz
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Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Health Care Spending: Context and Policy [PDF]

, 2004
[Excerpt] The United States spends a large and growing share of national income on health care. In 2007, health spending is expected to approach $2.3 trillion and account for more than 16% of gross domestic product (GDP). We spend substantially more than
Jenson, Jennifer
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Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald, Lee Cubis, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross-Section Analysis of Health Spending with Special Regard to Trends in Austria [PDF]

During the 90s the increase in health spending which compared to the overall growth had taken place at a rather rapid pace experienced a worldwide slow-down. In relation to overall economic growth and the expansion of other countries' health care systems,
Hofmarcher, Maria M.
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Out-of-Pocket Household Expenditures on Medical Injections in Cambodia [PDF]

, 2018
Background Cambodia has one of the highest rates of overall medical injection usage worldwide. Therapeutic injections, which are often unnecessary, contribute to the spread of blood-borne diseases.
Kulkarni, Vivek, Ozawa, Sachiko, Tawah, Alie F., Uribe, Villar Manuela, Yemeke, Tatenda T.   +4 more
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How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke, Joelle Moore, Fatemeh Aminpour, Katya Eagles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source