Personalisation and the disability sector: what can health economics contribute to inform decision-making?

Consistent with policy reforms originating in the US, and subsequently adopted in the UK and Europe, the Australian disability sector is currently experiencing an era of unprecedented and transformative policy change towards personalisation and self-directed care. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) introduces the use of personalised budgets, the main objective of which is to support the social and economic participation of people with disabilities. Against this background, this article discusses the potential for health economic techniques to be usefully applied in the disability sector from two main perspectives.
Source: Disability and Health Journal - Category: Disability Authors: Source Type: research