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Affordable Specialist Care

This Public Economics Forum, hosted by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, will showcase the latest Policy Issue of The Australian Economic Review on the topic of affordable specialist care, fee setting, and health equity. This forum is dedicated to non-GP medical specialists and the discussion aims to inform federal health reforms to ensure all Australians can access affordable, high-quality specialist care.

Non-GP specialists are key decision makers in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of complex conditions. As pressure on the health system grows due to population ageing, rising demand for more complex care and technological change, there is a pressing need to examine the economic and policy dimensions of specialised care. Understanding and addressing these issues is essential for designing a more equitable, efficient, and responsive health system.

Join us for lunch and contribute to this vital discourse on affordable specialist care.

To address these questions, we have the following speakers:

Professor Kees van Gool
Rethinking healthcare co-payments to improve efficiency and equity
Dr Susan Méndez
Price transparency in specialist markets
Mr James Taylor
Specialist affordability and access for people with disability
Professor Yuting Zhang
Australia’s specialist fee failure: three principles for a way forward
Ms Natasha Robinson (moderator)

This event will include a seated lunch.

Registration from 11.30am

Forum and lunch begins at 12pm

Registration:

$90 per person

$395 group of five people

If you require an invoice please contact melbinstitute-tickets@unimelb.edu.au

Registrations close 5pm, Monday 9 March.

Cancellations after this date will not be refunded but can be transferred.

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