Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0986785

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0986785

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Patient waiting times at public hospitals and the demand for private care. Public hospital waiting times compromise the objective of accessible health care for all Australians. Past policy focused on private insurance incentives to ease pressure on public hospitals. Current policy focuses on extra public provision. This will be the first Australian research to model the impact of waiting times on private health insurance and the choice between private and public hospital treatment. We will analyse how waiting times differ by income, medical procedure and region, and quantify the benefits associated with different ways of reducing waiting lists. This research will provide an evidence base for effective policy design and lead to better targeting of health care investments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 16-02-2009

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $880,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health Economics | Econometric And Statistical Methods | Public Sector Economics | Applied Economics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Microeconomic issues not elsewhere classified | Health policy economic outcomes | Health policy evaluation

Other Keywords

Applied Economics | Econometric And Statistical Methods | Health Economics | Health policy economic outcomes | Health policy evaluation | Microeconomic issues not elsewhere classified | Public Sector Economics

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