Francesco Paolucci
Biographic Data
| ID | 328619 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesco Paolucci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesco |
| FAMILY NAME | Paolucci |
| SIGNATURE | PAOLUCCI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Newcastle Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6173-5324 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pull-forward and induced vaccination under time-limited mandates
Feeling lonely? Preferences for support programmes to reduce loneliness among older adults in Australia
BACKGROUND: Loneliness in older adults contributes significantly to poor health outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Despite the growing prevalence of loneliness, many available interventions remain underutilised. OBJECTIVES: To quantify older Australians' preferences for loneliness support programme features, their willingness to pay (WTP) for these features, and examine heterogeneity in preferences based on loneliness severity, socioeconomi…
Policy innovation in voluntary hospital private health insurance
BACKGROUND: Australia's voluntary hospital Private Health Insurance (PHI) uses community-rated premiums to enhance fairness and accessibility. However, community rating results in predictable profits on young, healthy people and predictable losses on the elderly and chronically ill, creating incentives for insurers to engage in risk selection. To address this, a risk equalisation scheme is applied. OBJECTIVE: This paper evaluates the effectivenes…
Risk adjustment to improve fairness and efficiency of resource allocation
Resource allocation formulas in National Health Systems (NHS) are crucial for distributing central funds to Regions/Local Health Authorities. However, under prospective capitation funding, resource constraints may generate incentives for selective rationing, as providers seek to contain costs within fixed budgets. While NHS features such as geographically based enrolment and funding limit explicit risk selection seen in competitive insurance mark…
Can risk-rating of incremental premiums improve consumer sorting across coverage options in mandatory health insurance markets
Are we ready for the next pandemic? Public preferences and trade-offs between vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions across 21 countries
In vaccination decisions, individuals must weigh the benefits against the risks of remaining unvaccinated and potentially facing social restrictions. Previous studies have focused on individual preferences for vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions separately. This study aims to quantify public preferences and the potential trade-offs between vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions, including lockdowns and vaccine mandates, i…
The dynamics of international health system reforms
Global economic and health shocks, such as the 2008 global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic typically impact healthcare financing and delivery. Cutler found that profound societal changes in the 20th century induced three waves of healthcare reform across seven major OECD countries. Our study investigates whether major crises in the 21st century induced similar reform waves. Through thematic analysis, we systematically compared health s…
Political determinants of Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine rollouts
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most significant public health crises in modern history, with considerable impacts on the policy frameworks of national governments. In response to the pandemic, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and mass vaccination campaigns have been employed to protect vulnerable groups. Through the lens of Political Budget Cycle (PBC) theory, this study explores the interplay between incumbent electoral concerns and …
Virtual Service Delivery in Mental Health and Substance Use Care
Mental health and substance use disorders affect the lives of many people worldwide. Prevention and treatment of these conditions is important for optimal health and wellbeing, yet service access barriers are common. Virtual models of care may help to reduce barriers to receiving care. However, to facilitate uptake and use of virtual services, they need to appeal to patients and clinicians. This systematic review aimed to synthesise preference el…
Responses to Covid-19 in five Latin American countries
Not all hours are equal
Time can be thought of as a resource that people need for good health. Healthy behaviour, accessing health services, working, resting and caring all require time. Like other resources, time is socially shaped, but its relevance to health and health inequality is yet to be established. Drawing from sociology and political economy, we set out the theoretical basis for two measures of time relevant to contemporary, market-based societies. We measure…
Is utilization of health services for HIV patients equal by socioeconomic status? Evidence from the Basque country
Equity in health provision for HIV patients represents a challenge even if access to treatment is guaranteed. Lack of information in poorer individuals might lead to under-provision while richer individuals might demand over-provision. We recommend establishing accurate clinical guidelines with the appropriate mix of health provision by validated need for all socioeconomic groups; promoting educational programs so that patients demand the appropr…
Equity and efficiency preferences of health policy makers in China—a stated preference analysis
BACKGROUND: Macroeconomic growth in China enables significant progress in health care and public health. It faces difficult choices regarding access, quality and affordability, while dealing with the increasing burden of chronic diseases. Policymakers are pressured to make complex decisions while implementing health strategies. This study shows how this process could be structured and reports the specific equity and efficiency preferences among C…
Mandatory aged care insurance
This paper assesses the feasibility and welfare-improving potential of an insurance market for aged care expenses in Australia. As in many other countries, demographic dynamics coupled with an upward trend in costs of personal care result in consumer co-contributions imposing a risk of expenses that could constitute a significant proportion of lifetime savings, in spite of the presence of a government-run aged care scheme. We explore issues aroun…
Time Scarcity
Considerable policy action has focused on the social patterning of health, especially the health risks associated with low income. More recent attention has turned to transport, food systems, workplaces, and location, and the way their intersections with social position and income create health inequalities. Time is another dimension that structures what people do; yet the way in which time contours health has been neglected. This paper explores …
Not all hours are equal
Time can be thought of as a resource that people need for good health. Healthy behaviour, accessing health services, working, resting and caring all require time. Like other resources, time is socially shaped, but its relevance to health and health inequality is yet to be established. Drawing from sociology and political economy, we set out the theoretical basis for two measures of time relevant to contemporary, market-based societies. We measure…
Time Scarcity
Considerable policy action has focused on the social patterning of health, especially the health risks associated with low income. More recent attention has turned to transport, food systems, workplaces, and location, and the way their intersections with social position and income create health inequalities. Time is another dimension that structures what people do; yet the way in which time contours health has been neglected. This paper explores …
Are we ready for the next pandemic? Public preferences and trade-offs between vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions across 21 countries
In vaccination decisions, individuals must weigh the benefits against the risks of remaining unvaccinated and potentially facing social restrictions. Previous studies have focused on individual preferences for vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions separately. This study aims to quantify public preferences and the potential trade-offs between vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions, including lockdowns and vaccine mandates, i…
Time Scarcity
Considerable policy action has focused on the social patterning of health, especially the health risks associated with low income. More recent attention has turned to transport, food systems, workplaces, and location, and the way their intersections with social position and income create health inequalities. Time is another dimension that structures what people do; yet the way in which time contours health has been neglected. This paper explores …
Is utilization of health services for HIV patients equal by socioeconomic status? Evidence from the Basque country
Equity in health provision for HIV patients represents a challenge even if access to treatment is guaranteed. Lack of information in poorer individuals might lead to under-provision while richer individuals might demand over-provision. We recommend establishing accurate clinical guidelines with the appropriate mix of health provision by validated need for all socioeconomic groups; promoting educational programs so that patients demand the appropr…
Equity and efficiency preferences of health policy makers in China—a stated preference analysis
BACKGROUND: Macroeconomic growth in China enables significant progress in health care and public health. It faces difficult choices regarding access, quality and affordability, while dealing with the increasing burden of chronic diseases. Policymakers are pressured to make complex decisions while implementing health strategies. This study shows how this process could be structured and reports the specific equity and efficiency preferences among C…
Mandatory aged care insurance
This paper assesses the feasibility and welfare-improving potential of an insurance market for aged care expenses in Australia. As in many other countries, demographic dynamics coupled with an upward trend in costs of personal care result in consumer co-contributions imposing a risk of expenses that could constitute a significant proportion of lifetime savings, in spite of the presence of a government-run aged care scheme. We explore issues aroun…
Not all hours are equal
Time can be thought of as a resource that people need for good health. Healthy behaviour, accessing health services, working, resting and caring all require time. Like other resources, time is socially shaped, but its relevance to health and health inequality is yet to be established. Drawing from sociology and political economy, we set out the theoretical basis for two measures of time relevant to contemporary, market-based societies. We measure…
Responses to Covid-19 in five Latin American countries
The dynamics of international health system reforms
Global economic and health shocks, such as the 2008 global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic typically impact healthcare financing and delivery. Cutler found that profound societal changes in the 20th century induced three waves of healthcare reform across seven major OECD countries. Our study investigates whether major crises in the 21st century induced similar reform waves. Through thematic analysis, we systematically compared health s…
Political determinants of Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine rollouts
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most significant public health crises in modern history, with considerable impacts on the policy frameworks of national governments. In response to the pandemic, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and mass vaccination campaigns have been employed to protect vulnerable groups. Through the lens of Political Budget Cycle (PBC) theory, this study explores the interplay between incumbent electoral concerns and …
Virtual Service Delivery in Mental Health and Substance Use Care
Mental health and substance use disorders affect the lives of many people worldwide. Prevention and treatment of these conditions is important for optimal health and wellbeing, yet service access barriers are common. Virtual models of care may help to reduce barriers to receiving care. However, to facilitate uptake and use of virtual services, they need to appeal to patients and clinicians. This systematic review aimed to synthesise preference el…
Are we ready for the next pandemic? Public preferences and trade-offs between vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions across 21 countries
In vaccination decisions, individuals must weigh the benefits against the risks of remaining unvaccinated and potentially facing social restrictions. Previous studies have focused on individual preferences for vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions separately. This study aims to quantify public preferences and the potential trade-offs between vaccine characteristics and societal restrictions, including lockdowns and vaccine mandates, i…
Pull-forward and induced vaccination under time-limited mandates
Feeling lonely? Preferences for support programmes to reduce loneliness among older adults in Australia
BACKGROUND: Loneliness in older adults contributes significantly to poor health outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Despite the growing prevalence of loneliness, many available interventions remain underutilised. OBJECTIVES: To quantify older Australians' preferences for loneliness support programme features, their willingness to pay (WTP) for these features, and examine heterogeneity in preferences based on loneliness severity, socioeconomi…
Policy innovation in voluntary hospital private health insurance
BACKGROUND: Australia's voluntary hospital Private Health Insurance (PHI) uses community-rated premiums to enhance fairness and accessibility. However, community rating results in predictable profits on young, healthy people and predictable losses on the elderly and chronically ill, creating incentives for insurers to engage in risk selection. To address this, a risk equalisation scheme is applied. OBJECTIVE: This paper evaluates the effectivenes…
Risk adjustment to improve fairness and efficiency of resource allocation
Resource allocation formulas in National Health Systems (NHS) are crucial for distributing central funds to Regions/Local Health Authorities. However, under prospective capitation funding, resource constraints may generate incentives for selective rationing, as providers seek to contain costs within fixed budgets. While NHS features such as geographically based enrolment and funding limit explicit risk selection seen in competitive insurance mark…
Can risk-rating of incremental premiums improve consumer sorting across coverage options in mandatory health insurance markets
Economics (9 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Health care (5 works) · Health Policy (4 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (4 works) · Pandemic (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Public economics (4 works)