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National Health Reform Funding and Payments

National Health Reform (NHR) funding occurs when the Commonwealth or State or Territory government pays NHR funding into a State Pool Account or State Managed Fund. NHR payments occur when NHR funding in a State Pool Account or State Managed Fund is paid …

National Health Reform Funding and Payments

Local Hospital Networks

A Local Hospital Network (LHN) is an organisation that provides public hospital services in accordance with the National Health Reform Agreement (the Agreement). An LHN can contain one or more hospitals, and is usually defined as a business group, …

Calculation of National Weighted Activity Unit

A National Weighted Activity Unit (NWAU) is a measure of health service activity expressed as a common unit, against which the National Efficient Price (NEP) is paid. It provides a way of comparing and valuing each public hospital service, whether they …

Basis of National Health Reform funding - Commonwealth 2020-21 to 2024-25

The basis of Commonwealth NHR funding for 2020-21 to 2024-25 as specified in the Addendum is as follows: Public Health (A14) Payments for Public Health activities will continue to grow by the former National Healthcare Specific Purpose Payment (SPP) …

Basis of National Health Reform funding - Commonwealth 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20

The basis of Commonwealth NHR funding for 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 as specified in the Agreement and the Addendum is as follows: Public Health (clause A43 and I19) Payments for Public Health activities for 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 will be equal to …

Basis of National Health Reform funding - Commonwealth 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

The basis of Commonwealth NHR funding for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 as specified in the Agreement is as follows: Public Health (clause A34) Payments for Public Health activities for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 will be equal to the previous year's …

Basis of National Health Reform funding – Commonwealth 2013-14

For 2013-14, the Commonwealth is providing funding to each state and territory equivalent to the amount that would otherwise have been payable through the former National Healthcare SPP (clause A33). This amount is divided into the following funding …

Basis of National Health Reform funding – Commonwealth 2012-13

For 2012-13, the Commonwealth is providing funding to each state and territory equivalent to the amount that would otherwise have been payable through the former National Healthcare SPP (clause A32). This amount is divided into the following funding …

Basis for National Health Reform payments – Tasmania 2016-17

The basis used to determine NHR payments to LHNs in Tasmania was advised by the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services to be as follows: Tasmania has developed a funding model (2016-17 Tasmanian Funding Model) which will take a prospective …

Role of the NHFB

To assist the Administrator and achieve our vision of improving the transparency of public hospital funding in Australia. … To achieve the organisation’s objectives, the NHFB’s primary functions are to assist the Administrator in: Calculating and advising …

Role of the Administrator

The Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool (the Pool) is a statutory office holder, independent from Commonwealth and State and Territory Governments and is appointed to the position under Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation. The …

7. Management of Human Resources

Workforce planning On commencing operations in July 2012, the Funding Body did not have its own employment framework in place, and consequently all staff were employed under the Commonwealth Department of Health’s Enterprise Agreement 2011–12, and …