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Remote Aboriginal primary health care classification and cost estimation: a casemix and Medical Benefit Groups approach from Australia’s Northern Territory

Key takeaways

This study found that- in some regions: better access to primary care reduces mortality risk. It used data from 10,000 patients in Australia's Northern Territory.

Who did this work

Yuejen Zhao (Northern Territory Health Services) · Paul Burgess (Northern Territory Health Services) · Deborah Russell (Charles Darwin University) · Alexandra Edelman (Charles Darwin University) · Matthew Jong (Northern Territory Health Services) · Peter Nihill (Northern Territory Health Services) · Kierlan Quan (Northern Territory Health Services) · Geetanjali Lamba (Northern Territory Health Services) · Kirsty Annesley (Northern Territory Health Services) · Jo Wright (Northern Territory Health Services) · John Wakerman (Charles Darwin University) · John Boffa (Central Land Council)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-13
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-026-03512-1