Health system costs of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Australia 1993-94
Examines the direct costs to the Australian community of cardiovascular diseases in 1993-94, including coronary heart disease, stroke and other vascular diseases, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and diabetes.
Potential opportunity cost savings in health care expenditure
This paper provides estimates of the economic cost of disease that are relevant to the focus areas of the National Health Goals and Targets. These focus areas are cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, mental health and injury.
Australian hospital expenditure and utilisation 1982-83 to 1988-89
Provides estimates of expenditure on health services in Australia, including per person expenditure, type of expenditure, comparison with GDP and comparison with current and constant prices.
Australian private medical care costs and use 1976 and 1986
Compares private medical care costs and service use in Australia in 1976 and 1986. Data is analysed by subsets of age, sex, item-group of service and geographic location.