Health Systems of Australia and New Zealand

Diana M.S. Hetzel; John D. Glover; Sarah K. McDonald

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00028-X

Health Systems of Australia and New Zealand

Diana M.S. Hetzel, John D. Glover, Sarah K. McDonald

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Australia and New Zealand are developed nations with generally healthy populations and long life expectancies when compared internationally. Both health systems provide tax-funded, subsidized health and hospital care and pharmac0101eutical items to their populations. While overall levels of health are good, these benefits are not spread equally across the populations, and Indigenous Australians and New Zealand Maori and Pacific peoples fare worst on many socioeconomic and health indicators. Addressing these inequalities and responding to the increasing burden of age-related disease and disability are challenges that both countries will have to meet, despite rising health-care costs and workforce pressures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	470-482
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128037089
ISBN (Print)	9780128036785
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00028-X
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2016

Keywords

Australia
Delivery of health care
Financing, health
Health status
Health system - organization and administration
Health-care reform
Indigenous health - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Maori health
New Zealand
Pacific Islander health
Pharmaceutical subsidy
Primary health care
Private health insurance

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