Resources

Back-Casting Policy Version 8.0
The Back-Casting Policy outlines the process the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority follows when back-casting the national efficient price (NEP) or the national efficient cost (NEC) for the purpose of calculating Commonwealth growth funding, as set out i...

Shadow Pricing Guidelines
The Shadow Pricing Guidelines provide guidance for the use of shadow pricing in the development and implementation of changes to classification systems. The Shadow Pricing Guidelines establishes guiding principles for commencing shadow pricing, reporting requirements du...

National Pricing Model Consultation Policy
The National Pricing Model Consultation Policy outlines the guiding principles and consultative mechanisms that the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority follows when proposing and implementing changes that materially impact the development of the National...

Data Compliance Policy
The Data Compliance Policy describes the process and criteria by which the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) will publicly report on compliance by jurisdictions with the data requirements and data submission dates specified in the current ...

National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report 2020-21
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report, Appendix Tables, and Infographic present the results from the NHCDC Public Sector 2020-21. It is important to note that the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has impacted the accuracy and comp...

IHACPA Three Year Data Plan 2023-24 to 2025-26
The Three Year Data Plan is supported by the Data Compliance Policy, which describes the process and criteria by which IHACPA will publicly report on compliance by jurisdictions with the data requirements and data submission dates specified in the Three Year Data Plan 2...

Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2024–25
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2024–25 for public consultation from Wednesday 14 June 2023 to Friday 14 July 2023.

National Benchmarking Portal User Guide
The National Benchmarking Portal (NBP) is a website-based application that provides public access to insights from data collected by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA).
National Benchmarking Portal
The National Benchmarking Portal (NBP) is a website-based application that provides public access to insights from data collected by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA).

Residential Aged Care Pricing Advice 2023–24
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) will provide annual residential aged care pricing advice to the Commonwealth Government, commencing 1 July 2023, for each coming financial year

Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2023‒24
The Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services (the Pricing Framework) is updated annually.

General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services Eligibility Policy
Each year, the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) publishes the General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services (the General List) as part of the National Efficient Price Determination. The General List defines the public hospital services eli...