AMA President Professor Steve Robson shared insights about private health insurance and its importance in reducing the burden on public hospitals in a recent health finance webinar.
of Value in health economics and policy The group (based at Newcastle University) is running a ‘The Future of Health Funding’ webinar series to discuss research to inform reform and policy.
The second webinar in the series was titled “Financial incentives and demand for private health insurance in Australia: Is there new evidence to inform policy change?”
This webinar follows the Department of Health and Aged Care’s recent report on private healthcare, including risk equalization, regulatory settings for private healthcare incentives and default benefits.
Professor Robson will take part in a panel discussion detailing his work in both the public and private sectors, explaining why people take out private health insurance and how to carry out elective surgeries and burden the public system. shared insights on the importance of private healthcare systems in mitigating
The two presentations at the webinar are:
- Lecture by Dr. Nathan Kettlewell (University of Technology Sydney) study This study uses administrative data to examine how high-income earners respond to the termination of premium subsidies and increases in additional taxes.
- Lecture by Professor Emmanouil Mentzakis (University of Southampton) study This was an experimental study conducted to quantify the impact of MLS and PHI rebates on demand for PHI. This study was part of a review of PHI regulatory settings conducted by Finity Australia for the Department of Health and Aged Care.
