Cost-shifting of dialysis treatment in Western Australia: Winners and losers

The process of cost-shifting occurs when surplus revenues from one set of services are used to subsidise another set of services or patient group. In Western Australia the call for increased home dialysis in order to reduce the pressure on the WA health system has been suggested to reduce the burden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mangano, Maria
Format: Working Paper
Published: Centre for Research in Applied Economics, Curtin Business School 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41901