AHHA is Australia’s national peak body for public hospitals and healthcare providers. Our membership includes state and territory health departments, Local Hospital Networks and public hospitals, community health services, Primary Health Networks and primary healthcare providers, aged care providers, universities, individual health professionals and academics. As such, we are uniquely placed to be an independent, national voice for universal high-quality healthcare to benefit the whole community.
Ongoing renewal and reform are features of the Australian health system, driven both by budget pressures and a desire for system improvement, and the need for better patient outcomes. Australians place high value on universal access to a quality health system. To meet this expectation, the 2019–20 Budget must ensure there is continued support for an effective, accessible, equitable and sustainable healthcare system focused on quality outcomes.