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Meeting Needs for Ongoing Care
Chronic illness and consumer inequality: the impact of health costs on people with chronic illnesses in rural and regional Australia
Introduction
—Marketplace domination and the reduced role of government
—Consumers
—The impact of chronic illnesses on participation in the market
—Expenditure on health costs and poverty
—Health care items contributing to poverty and financial distress
—Impacts of government policy on households
—Discussion
—Conclusion
—Acknowledgement
—Competing interests
—References
—Author details
This paper presents the results of a survey undertaken in rural and regional Victoria in 2003 on the total costs faced by households caring for people with chronic illnesses. The impact of these costs for the households is discussed in the context of neo-liberal policy development by Australian governments and the effects of those policies on such households.
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©Aust Health Rev 2007 www.aushealthreview.com.au PRINT ISSN: 0156-5788 ONLINE ISSN: 1449-8944
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