
TY  - JOUR
A1  - O'Meara, Peter 
A1  - Hall, Robert H 
A1  - Strasser, Roger 
T1  - Developing a funding model for an after-hours primary medical care service in a rural town
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 1998
VL  - 21
IS  - 3
SP  - 104
EP  - 115
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH980104 
N2  - The study described in this paper aimed to determine a funding model for an after-hoursprimary medical care service in the rural town of Moe, a socioeconomicallydisadvantaged area of Victoria suffering the rigours of industry restructuring andprivatisation. It has 12.5 equivalent full-time general practitioners servicing 21- 966persons.A break-even analysis of the financial viability compared the expected costs ofproviding the service with the anticipated income. A mixed funding model isrecommended. This would incorporate a general practitioner incentive scheme andState Government underwriting of infrastructure and basic non-medical staffing costsduring the business development phase to supplement the income from the HealthInsurance Commission. 
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