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Most developed countries are experimenting or moving at full speed to implement new forms of health delivery based in part on capitation arrangements and stronger accountability of health service providers. Proposals for introduction of capitation or managed care have been advanced in Australia but have attracted strong opposition from the medical profession. This paper reviews the policy issues surrounding the introduction of managed care, including how Australia's current institutional forms may evolve into managed care provision.
Stephen Duckett (1996) studied this question.