Funding Mechanisms in Healthcare - Overview and Types

Funding mechanisms encompass the various strategies, sources, and processes through which financial resources are allocated and managed to support healthcare programs, research, and infrastructure.
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Prepared by Shruti Sahoo, reviewed by Dr. Eugene Smith

Funding Mechanisms FAQ


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What is a funding mechanism?

Besides the type of law that controls the spending, another important aspect of any funding mechanism is what the source of that funding will be. This is because there is a distinction between the authority to expend funds and the source of the funds themselves.

What is the mechanism through which a program is funded?

The purpose of this report is to explain these approaches, illustrating them with examples. When attempting to understand the mechanism through which a program is funded, one of its most basic elements is the type of law that controls that funding.

What is the funding mechanism for health care in Australia?

The current funding mechanism for health care in Australia is focused on the principle of universal access and equality. To achieve this principle, the Australian Government introduced a universal health care funding scheme called Medicare in 1984 (Commonwealth of Australia 2015).

How do funding mechanisms differ from appropriations acts?

As a result, funding mechanisms (and the elements within them) that involve appropriations acts will generally be subject to a different schedule, committee process, and method of legislative review than funding mechanisms that involve authorization acts.

How does funding work?

Funding is channelled through existing mechanisms where possible to ensure support is provided quickly. New funding mechanisms are established where there is a critical need. Initiatives under the Fund are administered by the department or agency with the relevant sector responsibilities. WHAT KINDS OF SUPPORT ARE AVAILABLE?

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