Australian Health care system

Australian Health Care System

Introduction

The health care system of a country is the policy of the government which tends to provide the residents of the country with the service of assessing the requirements of the public in terms of medical care and providing it to them . Health care system is simply defined as the organization of different entities and groups which results in provision of medical care to the public . The following discusses the effectiveness of the health care system in Australia , and the efficiency with which it operates . The

different components of the healthcare system are also discussed in terms of the role they play in providing the heal care service ion the region

Equity in the Australian Health Care System

The health care system in Australia is founded on the basis that it is made accessible to everyone in the region with an equal right to avail the medical care facility . The Australian government has been able to establish equality of access and dissemination of the health care service to the masses by signing up with Medicare . As of 1984 , Medicare a healthcare insurance coverage provider , in collaboration with the Australian government provides universal coverage for citizens permanent residents , and visitors from countries which have reciprocal arrangements with Australia (`The Health Care System and Health Policy in Australia , 2008 ) The main purpose of this policy is to provide the masses of the region with universal access to the health care facilities being provided in the public sector . However the individuals in the public are free to choose form private healthcare establishments as well

The healthcare system in Australia and the universal insurance coverage is supported by the taxes levies on the residents of Australia as well as through a Medicare based tax levies on the income of the individuals in the region . However the governments of Australia as well as its different territories take on the responsibility of funding and financing the entire health care system in the region

Recent comparative evidence from OECD countries suggests that Australia 's mixed public-private health system does a good job in ensuring high and fairly equal access to doctor , hospital and dental care services (Van Doorslaer , et al , 2008 ) This result however is comparative in terms of the health care system and the policy of the OECD countries and the country of Australia . A study in conducted in 2008 published din Health Policy revealed , that while the public as well as the private sector based healthcare system is made accessible and available to the general population in Australia , a horizontal inequality does exist , which is created by the people of Australia themselves . The richer and more affluent people individuals in Australia seek expensive treatment in high end private medical universities which are not covered by the Australian health policy . This causes a discrepancy in the medical facility accessible to the general public and the selected groups of affluent people in Australia on the basis of their income and finances . Despite...