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  • In Sickness and in Prison: The Case for Removing the Medicare Exclusion for Australian Prisoners

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    Author(s)
    Cumming, Craig
    Kinner, Stuart A
    Preen, David B
    Larsen, Ann-Claire
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    Kinner, Stuart A.
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    Many current and former prisoners experience significantly higher rates of physical and mental health problems than others in the community, and are among the most marginalised and disadvantaged people in society. This article argues that granting prison health services an exemption under s 19 (2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) would make the Medicare Benefits Schedule and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme-funded services available to prisoners who meet the eligibility criteria. Australian prisoners would then...Many current and former prisoners experience significantly higher rates of physical and mental health problems than others in the community, and are among the most marginalised and disadvantaged people in society. This article argues that granting prison health services an exemption under s 19 (2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) would make the Medicare Benefits Schedule and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme-funded services available to prisoners who meet the eligibility criteria. Australian prisoners would then...
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    Journal Title
    JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE
    Volume
    26
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/category/journal-of-law-and-medicine/
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    © 2018 Thomson Reuters. This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in the JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE and should be cited as Cumming, Craig, et al, In Sickness and in Prison: The Case for Removing the Medicare Exclusion for Australian Prisoners, 2018, 26, JLM, 140.
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Philosophy and religious studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/383817
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