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The National Health Act

The National Health Act Reports and Public Documents The Report of the Joint Committee of the Victorian Council of Social Service and the Australian Association of Social Workers (Victorian Branch) on Hospital and Medical Insurance, January, 1968. The operation of the National Health Act, Findings: (1953-1961) with particular reference to the The following types of deficiences in the provision of hospital and medical care under present hospital and medical benefits schemes the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme set up were brought to our notice and are accepted under the Act, has been attracting unfavourable by the Committee: criticism from various sections of the com- munity, notably State Governments which are (1) Lack of provision for chronic illness responsible for financing public hospital care, and for convalescence following an acute and to some extent for financing the care of illness, and acute phases of chronic ill- the chronically ill, and the medical profession. ness. (2) Economic preclusion through: The adequacy of the service which the Funds (a) inability to afford fund premium give to their contributors has long been a con- at all; cern of social workers but has attracted little (b) ability to afford only the minimum, attention from the community. and hence inadequate http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

The National Health Act

Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 21 (2): 6 – Jun 1, 1968
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The National Health Act

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Reports and Public Documents The Report of the Joint Committee of the Victorian Council of Social Service and the Australian Association of Social Workers (Victorian Branch) on Hospital and Medical Insurance, January, 1968. The operation of the National Health Act, Findings: (1953-1961) with particular reference to the The following types of deficiences in the provision of hospital and medical care under present hospital and medical benefits schemes the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme set...
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Abstract

Reports and Public Documents The Report of the Joint Committee of the Victorian Council of Social Service and the Australian Association of Social Workers (Victorian Branch) on Hospital and Medical Insurance, January, 1968. The operation of the National Health Act, Findings: (1953-1961) with particular reference to the The following types of deficiences in the provision of hospital and medical care under present hospital and medical benefits schemes the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme set up were brought to our notice and are accepted under the Act, has been attracting unfavourable by the Committee: criticism from various sections of the com- munity, notably State Governments which are (1) Lack of provision for chronic illness responsible for financing public hospital care, and for convalescence following an acute and to some extent for financing the care of illness, and acute phases of chronic ill- the chronically ill, and the medical profession. ness. (2) Economic preclusion through: The adequacy of the service which the Funds (a) inability to afford fund premium give to their contributors has long been a con- at all; cern of social workers but has attracted little (b) ability to afford only the minimum, attention from the community. and hence inadequate

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jun 1, 1968

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