Health system expenditure 2019-2020 (AIHW)

In 2019-2020, the expenditure for asthma by area of expenditure (allied health, GP, imaging, pathology, medications private hospital, public hospital, specialist services) can be found by downloading the data table, and opening the tab Table 5.
The total expenditure for asthma was about $900 million, and including:
* $219M for hospitals (ranking fourth among respiratory diseases) – hospital admissions (public and private), ED and outpatient clinics (for public only)
* $639M for primary healthcare (ranking first among respiratory diseases) – includes GP, allied health, pharmaceuticals and dental
* $42M for referred medical services (ranking fourth among respiratory diseases) – includes specialists, medical imaging and pathology

specifically:
* 161.6 million in GP services
* 28.2 million in Specialist services
* 455.0 million in medications (PBS)
* 12.8 million in private hospital services
* 67.4 million in public hospital emergency department
* 84.1 million in public hospital admissions
* 54.8 million in public hospital outpatient services

Categories: Cost of Asthma
Author: Agnes
Entry Date: 7/12/2022
Source 1 Name: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Disease expenditure in Australia 2019-20 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022.
Source 1 URL: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-welfare-expenditure/disease-expenditure-in-australia-2019-20/contents/about