The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) on the Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2020-21.
AHHA is Australia’s national peak body for public hospitals and healthcare providers. Our membership includes state health departments, Local Hospital Networks (LHNs) and public hospitals, community health services, Primary Health Networks (PHNs) 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.