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H M Lapsley

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PubMed1992

Drug abuse economics: cost estimates and policy implications.

This paper presents a brief summary of the results of a study estimating the economic costs of drug abuse in Australia and commentary on these results. It proceeds to draw some conclusions about the extent of the potential benefits of drug harm minimization programmes and of the types of programmes which might yield high rates of return. It applies some standard analyses normally used in the areas of industry and taxation economics to draw conclusions in regard to tobacco advertising, competition between federal and state governments in drug policies and the hypothecation (earmarking) of taxes to drug programmes.

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PubMed1991

The development of a degree for health service managers for the 1990s.

The changing needs for Australian health service managers and health professionals involved in management were identified, and the postgraduate course for health service managers, the Master of Health Administration, was extensively revised to accommodate these changes. The process of the review is outlined briefly, and the factors which were considered are highlighted. The results of the review and a description for the revised course are presented. Some future changes are anticipated.

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PubMed1983

The health care cost spiral. Monster or myth?

Australia's total national and per capita health expenditures (both public and private) were compared with each other and with the proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on health care for the years 1970-1971 to 1979-1980. A triphasic pattern was noted, with steep increases in 1974-1975 and 1975-1976 but a levelling in the rate of increase since then. The concept of an inexorable health care cost spiral during the 1970s is not borne out by these results.

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