http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11572 2013-05-23T04:21:15Z 2013-05-23T04:21:15Z Apps Patricia Ray R Savage Elizabeth http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12241 2012-11-05T03:10:50Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The economics of a two tier health system: A fairer Medicare? Discussion Paper 478 Apps Patricia; Ray R; Savage Elizabeth This paper analyses a recent proposal of the Australian Government to reform the existing Medicare system. It develops models of the physician¿s behaviour and of a household¿s demand for medical insurance under the proposed system, and then proceeds to characterise the equilibrium under the new proposals. It argues that those most likely to be made worse off are low income households with children, though a full evaluation of the effects of the proposal requires it to be analysed in a public finance framework.

2004-01-01T00:00:00Z