Reform and reaction in Australian health policy

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Australian policy-makers have yet to decide the appropriate mix of the public and private sectors in health care. The country's frequent health care financing changes are due to attitudinal, ideological and institutional factors. They reflect deep division among Australian on social policy. The strong influence of social liberalism helps explain the national health schemes which have been established. Vested interests have also supported those preferring that the private sector finance health care.

Australia, Health services administration

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"Community" as the ideal for health care reform

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Donald W. Light, Ezekiel J. and Linda L. Emanuel, and David M. Frankford share a belief in the power of community in bringing about health care reform. The authors are also more interested in organizational and institutional actors than in other kinds of analysis. The countervailing powers model is prominent in all three articles. The three articles introduce useful templates for describing health policy design. All feel that more community-centered norms would make health policy more accountable.

Social aspects, United States, Criticism and interpretation, Health care reform, Emanuel, Ezekiel J., Frankford, David M., Ezekiel, Linda L.

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Health policy research and secondary data sets

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Stephen Davidson's critique of Medicaid revealed an inadequate understanding of the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) but did effectively demonstrate the need for a national health policy database. MMIS, a claims payment system which permits providers to receive payment for services rendered, is deficient in some respects as Davidson argues. His examination shows that a more comprehensive data base should document the technical aspects of program policy in relation to data modeling.

Information services, Medical policy, Health policy, Medicaid

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