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| Agnes Emilia WalkerSummaryAffiliation: Australian National University Country: Australia Publications
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Distributional impact of recent changes in private health insurance policiesAgnes Walker
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200
Aust Health Rev 29:167-77. 2005..Among those with PHI, older people were more likely to have used a private hospital than younger ones...
Hospital admissions by socio-economic status: does the 'inverse care law' apply to older Australians?Agnes Walker
Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory
Aust N Z J Public Health 30:467-73. 2006..To investigate whether the 'inverse care law' applies to New South Wales (NSW) hospital admissions--especially to older people with high socio-economic status (SES)...
Public policy and private health insurance: distributional impact on public and private hospital usageAgnes E Walker
Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Australian National University, Barry Drive Building 62, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
Aust Health Rev 31:305-14. 2007..To study the effectiveness of recent private health insurance (PHI) reforms, in particular the 30% rebate and Lifetime Health Cover, in terms of their stated aim of reducing the load on public hospitals...
Multiple chronic diseases and quality of life: patterns emerging from a large national sample, AustraliaAgnes Emilia Walker
Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Chronic Illn 3:202-18. 2007..To do this, we studied the associations between co-morbidities and indicators of quality of life and/or psychological distress...
