Investigators: Ms Sheena Arora, Dr Denzil Fiebig, A/Prof Stephen Goodall, Prof Marion Haas, Prof Jane Hall (CI), Dr Milica Kecmanovic, Ms Patricia Kenny, Dr Ian McRae.
This project will investigate the economics of primary care (PC), including the impact of financial incentives, access to PC and the relationship between PC and acute services.
This project involves multiple studies; the first two studies aim to analyse the impact of two different Australian government policies, which both use financial incentives to modifythe practices of General Practitioners (GPs). Study 1 will evaluate an incentive intended to modify the way GPs provide care for people with specified chronic health conditions. Study 2 will evaluate an incentive intended to modify the bulk billing practices of GPs and thereby improve access to GP services.
