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Australian Pioneers in Health Economics: The Origins of Medicare

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Medicare is now 40 years old, but the blueprint was developed in the 1960s by John Deeble and Richard Scotton working at the Melbourne Institute. Starting with a desire to understand the Australian health system of the early1960s, Deeble and Scotton collected much information and data on the provision of health services and their financing. This led them to be highly critical of the health system and, in response to a challenge from the Labor leader, Gough Whitlam, the development of a new system which we now know as Medicare.

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  • Ross Williams, 2024. "Australian Pioneers in Health Economics: The Origins of Medicare," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 57(2), pages 145-148, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:57:y:2024:i:2:p:145-148
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12552
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    1. R. B. Scotton, 1968. "Voluntary Health Insurance in Australia," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 1(2), pages 37-44, July.
    2. J. S. Deeble, 1967. "The Costs and Sources of Finance of Australian Health Services," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 43(4), pages 518-543, December.
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    1. Jane Hall & Kees van Gool & Philip Haywood & Denzil Fiebig, 2024. "Medicare at 40: Are We Showing Our Age?," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 57(2), pages 200-205, June.

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