Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0880429

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0880429

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Effects of Private Health Insurance on Health Care Usage and Health Outcomes in Australia. Australians spend more than $7 billion each year on private health insurance (PHI), of which government subsidies amount to more than $2 billion. There is, however, little understanding of how PHI affects health care usage and health outcomes. Having PHI is likely to result in better health for the insured, but more health resources are also likely to be used. Moreover, the health of the uninsured could be adversely affected if health resources available to the public hospital sector are reduced. This research will inform health policymaking on the effects of subsidising PHI on health care usage and health outcomes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $107,829.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health Economics | Econometric And Statistical Methods | Applied Economics | Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Microeconomic issues not elsewhere classified | Health policy economic outcomes | Behaviour and health

Other Keywords

Applied Economics | Behaviour and health | Econometric And Statistical Methods | Health Economics | Health policy economic outcomes | Microeconomic issues not elsewhere classified | Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified

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