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Home Research Research Library Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model 2025 Author(s) Wright, Michael, Bates, Shona, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Kidd, Michael R Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Payment Volume Medical Journal of Australia Source Medical Journal of Australia Objectives To assess the distribution of health care expenditure (public and private) for primary care and primary health care as proportions of overall health care funding. Study design The Primary Care Spend model; estimated distribution of expenditure for three tiers of primary care services by provider and function. Setting Primary Care Spend model applied to Australian health expenditure, public and private, 2020–21, from a health sector perspective, as recorded by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Main outcome measures Proportions of all health care spending for essential community and primary health care functions (tier A), comprehensive primary care (services delivered in general practices and family physician clinics; tier B), and enhanced primary care services (long-term holistic patient care; tier C). Results In 2020–21, 33.2% of health spending in Australia was classified as primary health care spending (tier A), 6.0% as comprehensive primary care services (tier B), and 0.8% as long term holistic patient care services (tier C). Conclusions The application of the Primary Care Spend model to Australian data provides a more nuanced analysis of expenditure for primary health care than routine health expenditure reports. Its output could be used to inform targets for spending on different tiers, types, and locations of primary care, especially comprehensive and other high value primary care services, and to monitor progress toward these targets. ABFM Research Read all 2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes 2019 Recruiting and Training a Health Professions Workforce to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Health Care System Go to Recruiting and Training a Health Professions Workforce to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Health Care System 2024 The Disproportionate Impact of Primary Care Disruption and Telehealth Utilization During COVID-19 Go to The Disproportionate Impact of Primary Care Disruption and Telehealth Utilization During COVID-19 2016 Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference
Author(s) Wright, Michael, Bates, Shona, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Kidd, Michael R Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Payment Volume Medical Journal of Australia Source Medical Journal of Australia
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2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes
2019 Recruiting and Training a Health Professions Workforce to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Health Care System Go to Recruiting and Training a Health Professions Workforce to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Health Care System
2024 The Disproportionate Impact of Primary Care Disruption and Telehealth Utilization During COVID-19 Go to The Disproportionate Impact of Primary Care Disruption and Telehealth Utilization During COVID-19
2016 Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference