NEP25 National Cost and Activity Drivers Report
Date published: 23 December 2025
The NEP25 National Cost and Activity Drivers Report presents insights into the key drivers of growth in the National Efficient Price Determination 2025-26 (NEP25), from the native National Efficient Price Determination 2024-25 (NEP24).
Each year, states and territories submit public hospital activity and cost data for all care streams informing the development of the NEP determination. The NEP determination sets out the prices and parameters required for the implementation of national activity-based funding for Australian public hospital services under the National Health Reform Agreement