Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
National Efficient Cost
Supplementary
Determination
2016-17
March 2017
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority – National Efficient Cost Supplementary
Determination 2016-17
National Efficient Cost Supplementary Determination 2016-17
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Independent Hospital Pricing Authority – National Efficient Cost Supplementary
Determination 2016-17
This determination is made by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority under subsection
131(1) of the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth).
Dated
2017
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Mr Shane Solomon
Chair
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Mr James Downie
Chief Executive Officer
SEAL OF INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL
PRICING AUTHORITY
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Determination 2016-17
Table of contents
Chapter 1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 4
Chapter 2 Block Funded Services ..................................................................................... 5
Chapter 3 Back-casting ...................................................................................................... 5
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Independent Hospital Pricing Authority – National Efficient Cost Supplementary
Determination 2016-17
Chapter 1
Overview
The National Efficient Cost Supplementary Determination 2016-17 supplements the National
Efficient Cost Determination 2016-17 issued by the Pricing Authority on 25 February 2016.
This Determination includes additional block funded services information regarding the
efficient cost of these services following the receipt of updated advice from states and
territories after the finalisation of state and territory government budgets.
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Determination 2016-17
Chapter 2
Block Funded Services
Table 1 in this Determination replaces Table 2 on page 7 in Chapter 4 of the National
Efficient Cost Determination 2016-17 issued on 25 February 2016.
Table 1: Block Funded Services
State / Territory
Teaching, Training
and Research
Non-admitted
Mental Health
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NSW
$534,841,368
$504,000,000
N/A
Vic
$302,820,000
$658,829,000
$65,000
Qld
$296,801,566
$361,758,650
$7,010,586
SA
$100,932,241
$114,479,146
$5,896,590
WA
$251,281,000
$233,235,634
N/A
Tas
$40,944,413
$39,180,000
N/A
NT
$22,568,835
$19,854,327
N/A
ACT
$22,373,999
$37,376,963
N/A
Chapter 3
Back-casting
Table 2 in this Determination replaces Table 3 on page 8 in Chapter 5 of the National
Efficient Cost Determination 2016-17 issued on 25 February 2016.
Table 2: Block funded back-casting multiplier by jurisdictions in 2016-17
State / Territory
Small Rural
Hospital
Teaching,
Training and
Research
Non-admitted
Mental Health
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NSW
0.9818
1.1615
1.0000
N/A
Vic
1.0014
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
Qld
1.0076
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
SA
1.0326
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
WA
0.9911
1.0000
1.0000
N/A
Tas
1.0130
1.0000
1.2713
N/A
NT
1.0023
1.0000
1.0000
N/A
ACT
N/A
1.0000
0.8051
N/A
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