Open AccessHow much of Australia’s health expenditure is allocated to general practice and primary healthcare?
Author(s) -
Michael Wright,
Roald Versteeg,
Kees Van Gool
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-11-20-5746
Subject(s) - welfare , health care , productivity , general practice , commission , health services , primary health care , medicine , business , public economics , environmental health , economic growth , economics , family medicine , population , finance , market economy
Understanding resource allocation is important to ensure that limited health resources are spent where they bring the greatest benefit. The aim of this study was to explore how much of Australia's national health expenditure is allocated specifically to general practice services, and more broadly to primary healthcare (PHC) services.