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IHACPA Annual Report 2024-25
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Annual Report 2024–25 has now been published.
Aged Care Pricing Policy
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The Aged Care Pricing Policy describes the principles, approach and processes that underpin the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority’s development of aged care pricing advice for residential aged care, residential respite care and in-home aged care.
Residential Aged Care Pricing Advice 2025–26
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IHACPA has released the Residential Aged Care Pricing Advice 2025–26.The pricing advice informs Australian Government decisions on residential aged care funding from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.
IHACPA Strategic Plan 2025-30
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The IHACPA Strategic Plan 2025–30 sets out IHACPA’s ambitious vision for the future and the steps that will be taken to achieve its goals and objectives. It reflects the agency’s commitment to investing in people, strengthening relationships across the care economy and...
Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2025–26
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The Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services is the key policy document for IHACPA relating to the development of pricing advice for residential aged care and residential respite care. The pricing framework outlines the key considerations and meth...
National Efficient Cost Determination 2025–26
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IHACPA was established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (the NHR Act) and by virtue of section 131(1) of the NHR Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Cost Determination 2025–26:
National Efficient Price Determination 2025–26
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IHACPA was established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (the NHR Act) and by virtue of section 131(1) of the NHR Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price Determination 2025–26:
National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2024-25
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Private Sector is a voluntary collection that produces a range of private hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups.
Data compliance reports
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Pricing Authority (IHACPA) publishes Data Compliance Reports including a Quarterly Report, as required by the National Health Reform Agreement (B81).
Data Quality Framework
PublicationsThis Data Quality Framework has been created to enable the quality of data to be assessed, understood, communicated and managed consistently. It provides systematic and methodological rigour to IHACPA’s data quality processes at each stage of data specification, acquisi...