John Deeble

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John Stewart Deeble

AO
Born9 July 1931
Donald, Victoria, Australia
Died (aged 87)
Canberra
NationalityAustralian
EducationBachelor of Commerce, Melbourne University;
Diploma of Hospital Administration, University of New South Wales
OccupationHealth economist
Years active1965-2015
EmployerAustralian National University
Known forArchitect of Medicare Australia
Board member ofAustralian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
Australian Health Insurance Commission
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Spouse(s)Mary Beers Deeble
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Australia

John Stewart Deeble AO[1] (9 July 1931 – 5 October 2018) was an Australian academic, health economist and the architect of Medicare in Australia.

Early life[]

A native of Wimmera, Deeble grew up near Donald, Victoria, and left school aged 15. [2] His first job was a clerical position at the Peter McCallum Institute in Melbourne. While working he completed a Commerce Degree at Melbourne University and a Diploma of Hospital Administration at the University of New South Wales. [3]

Career[]

In 1965 he started a research position at the Institute of Applied Economic Research at the University of Melbourne. While working there, Deeble and Richard Scotton coauthored proposals for what became known as Medicare. [3] He was Special Adviser to the ministers for health in the Whitlam and Hawke governments, chairman of the planning committees for both Medibank and Medicare and a commissioner of the Health Insurance Commission for 16 years. [2] He was Patron of the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research, the research arm of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. [2]

In 1996, in recognition of his service to community health in the fields of health economics and health insurance policy development, he was awarded the Order of Australia.[4]

He also served as First Assistant Secretary in the Commonwealth Department of Health, Founding Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, and from 1989 to 2005, Adjunct Professor of Economics at the at the Australian National University. [2] He was also a World Bank consultant on healthcare financing in Hungary, Turkey and Indonesia, and from 1995 to 2005, an adviser to the government of South Africa. [5]

He died in Canberra on 5 October 2018, aged 87.[6][7] His funeral was held in Canberra on 19 October[8] and he was buried privately in Woodend, Victoria.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Deeble Institute website Accessed 14 October 2018
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Pryor, Sally (9 October 2018). "'Father of Medicare' John Deeble dead at 87". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Canberra Times.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Vale Professor John Deeble—'father of Medicare'". Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018. Alt URL
  4. ^ Honours list website Accessed 14 October 2018
  5. ^ 2009 Chalmers Oration
  6. ^ "John Deeble". Canberra Times. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ "'Father of Medicare' dies, aged 87". The Weekend Australian. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. ^ Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, Vale Professor John Deeble. Retrieved 17 October 2018
  9. ^ Canberra Times, Death notice, 13 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018
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