Healthcare Reform and Interest Groups: Catalysts and Barriers in Rural Australia

by Frank Evans

Rural Australia has faced many economic and demographic disadvantages. Advances in medical technology and economic reforms have led to the closure or near closure of many rural hospitals. Since the late 1980s, the Australian government has increased their focus on the quality and functionality of rural health. Most notable was the development of a rural health strategy and the introduction of flexibly funded, integrated health services, otherwise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761833013
• ISBN13: 9780761833017
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"