Table of contents
- Introduction
- Major areas of health and welfare expenditure
- Government age pension (including veterans’ pension): $15,700 million (1995-96). Annual real growth,1990-91 to 1995-96, 3.5%
- Hospitals: $3,900 million. Annual real growth 3.6%
- Medical services: $1,600 million. Annual real growth 8.5%
- Pharmaceutical services: $780 million. Annual real growth 13.1%
- Residential care (nursing homes and hostels): $2,600 million. Annual real growth 2.9%
- 1985 Aged Care Reform
- 1997 Aged Care Structural Reform Package
- Fees
- Accommodation payments
- Funding of aged care residential facilities
- Non-residential care (Home and Community Care): $651 million. Annual real growth 7.8%
- Government health and welfare expenditure
- General health expenditure
- Government health and welfare expenditure on older people
- Conclusion
- References