Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Outcome 1
Support public hospitals and aged care services to improve efficiency in, and access to, services through the provision of independent pricing determinations and advice and designing pricing systems that promote sustainable and high-quality care
| # | Program | Body | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Program 1.1 | Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | IHACPA promotes improved efficiency in, and access to, public hospital and aged care services by providing independent advice to the Commonwealth and state and territory governments regarding pricing of healthcare and aged care services, and by developing and implementing robust systems to support activity based funding for those services |
| # | Program | Body | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Program 1.1 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | ACSQHC works with IHACPA through a joint working party to consider options for their respective governing bodies on approaches to ensuring safety and quality in the provision of healthcare services to fulfil the relevant requirements of the National Health Reform Agreement. |
| 1.1 | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Program 1.1 | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | The AIHW works with other national bodies on a range of National Health Reform Agreement-related activities, including hospital performance reporting and funding. This includes assisting and working with IHACPA to ensure an accurate and consistent approach to the classification of information about hospital activities and expenditures. |
| 1.1 | Department of Health and Aged Care Program 1.1 | Department of Health and Aged Care | The Department of Health and Aged Care has policy responsibility for public and private hospital services, including the Commonwealth Government's funding contribution for public hospital services. This includes policy responsibility for the implementation of activity based funding under the National Health Reform Agreement. The Department of Health and Aged Care has policy responsibility for ageing and aged care, including funding for residential aged care. |
| 3.2 | Department of Health and Aged Care Program 3.2 | Department of Health and Aged Care | The Department of Health and Aged Care has policy responsibility for public and private hospital services, including the Commonwealth Government's funding contribution for public hospital services. This includes policy responsibility for the implementation of activity based funding under the National Health Reform Agreement. The Department of Health and Aged Care has policy responsibility for ageing and aged care, including funding for residential aged care. |
| 1.1 | National Health Funding Body Program 1.1 | National Health Funding Body (NHFB) | The NHFB works with IHACPA to provide transparent and efficient administration of Commonwealth, state and territory funding of the Australian public hospital system, and supports the Administrator in enabling and supporting more transparent and efficient public hospital funding and reporting. The Administrator, with support from the NHFB, is responsible for calculating and advising the Commonwealth Treasurer of the Commonwealth Government's contribution to the National Health Funding Pool under the National Health Reform Agreement. |
| Body | Outcome | Outcome owner | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Program 1.1 | Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Outcome 1 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | IHACPA works with the ACSQHC to ensure that pricing and performance measures for public hospitals are complementary and facilitate a strong national framework for the delivery of public hospital services. |
| Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Program 1.1 | Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Outcome 1 | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | IHACPA works with national bodies on a range of National Health Reform Agreement related activities, including hospital performance reporting and funding. This includes working with the AIHW to ensure an accurate and consistent approach to the classification of information about hospital activities and expenditures. |
| Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Program 1.1 | Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | Department of Health and Aged Care Outcome 1 | Department of Health and Aged Care | IHACPA determines the National Efficient Price for public hospital services as the basis for Activity Based Funding and the National Efficient Cost for those public hospital services under block funding arrangements (1.1). |
| Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Program 1.1 | Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | Department of Health and Aged Care Outcome 3 | Department of Health and Aged Care | IHACPA will provide independent advice on aged care pricing issues, including the new Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model in residential care to ensure that the model and annual funding increases are informed by the efficient cost of delivering care (3.2). |
| Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Program 1.1 | Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | National Health Funding Body Outcome 1 | National Health Funding Body (NHFB) | IHACPA determines the National Efficient Price (NEP), the price applied to activity-based funded hospital services, and the National Efficient Cost (NEC), the price applied to block-funded hospital services. The NEP and the NEC serve as major determinants of the level of Commonwealth Government funding for public hospital services calculated by the Administrator. |
| Appropriation | Appropriation subtype | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Estimate | Estimated Actual | Budget Estimate | ||
| Special Accounts | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Administered | Non-operating | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Administered | Operating | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Administered | Special Appropriation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Administered | Special Purpose Payments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Administered | Assets and Liabilities | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Administered | Subtotal | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Departmental | External Revenue | 44,119,000.00 | 37,282,000.00 | 36,752,000.00 |
| Departmental | Non-operating | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Departmental | Operating | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Departmental | Special Appropriation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Departmental | Equity Injections | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Departmental | Subtotal | 44,119,000.00 | 37,282,000.00 | 36,752,000.00 |
| Total | 44,119,000.00 | 37,282,000.00 | 36,752,000.00 | |