Are some more equal than others? Challenging the basis for prisoners' exclusion from Medicare

Tessa M Plueckhahn; Stuart A Kinner; Georgina Sutherland; Tony G Butler

doi:10.5694/mja15.00588

Are some more equal than others? Challenging the basis for prisoners' exclusion from Medicare

Med J Aust. 2015 Nov 2;203(9):359-61. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00588.

Authors

Tessa M Plueckhahn¹, Stuart A Kinner², Georgina Sutherland³, Tony G Butler⁴

Affiliations

¹ The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW [email protected].
² Griffith Criminology Institute and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD.
³ Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
⁴ The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

PMID: 26510802
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00588

Abstract

A mixed funding approach can help meet the urgent requirement for a level of health care in prison commensurate with need and equivalent to community standards.

MeSH terms

Australia
Criminals / statistics & numerical data*
Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration*
Humans
Prisons*
Universal Health Insurance / organization & administration*