Publications
Residential Aged Care Cost Collection 2024–25 Final Report
The Residential Aged Care Cost Collection 2024–25 provides the most comprehensive dataset to date on the costs and time involved in delivering residential aged care in Australia.
Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Project – Final Report
In August 2024, IHACPA commenced the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Project following a review of Australia's organ donation, retrieval and transplantation system by the Council of Australian Governments Health Council.As part of the project, we investiga...
Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2026–27
The Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2026–27 outlines the considerations and methods we use to develop residential aged care pricing and costing advice to the Australian Government.
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2026–27
These documents provide technical specifications for the activity-based funding models used to inform the National Efficient Price 2026–27 Determination and National Efficient Cost 2026–27 Determination.
National Efficient Cost Determination 2026–27
The national efficient cost (NEC) determines payments for services that are block-funded.
Independent Financial Review 2023-24
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that IHACPA relies on to calculate the national efficient price used for the funding of public hospital services. To ensure that the quality of NHCDC data is robust and fit for purpose, we...
NEP25 National Cost and Activity Drivers Report
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).
National Benchmarking Portal resources
The National Benchmarking Portal (NBP) is a secure web-based application that provides access to data collected by IHACPA.
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2026–27
The Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2026–27 is the key strategic document underpinning the national efficient price (NEP) and national efficient cost (NEC) determinations for the 2026–27 financial year.
IHACPA Annual Report 2024-25
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Annual Report 2024–25 has now been published.