Pricing for Australian public hospital services for First Nations peoples – Fact sheet
Date published: 26 November 2025
This fact sheet is about the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority’s role under the National Health Reform Agreement, in relation to public hospital services for First Nations peoples. It involves determining the national efficient price and national efficient cost for Australian public hospital services.
The topics covered in this fact sheet include:
- National efficient price
- National efficient cost
- Classifications
- Price weights and adjustments
- National weighted activity unit
- The Indigenous adjustment
- Next steps