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Over the past year, CHA and its members have worked to address immediate financial challenges, while also planning for the longer-term reform needed to ensure a robust, sustainable, and fit-for-purpose health system which delivers on our mission into the future.
Private Health Reforms
Learn more about the Government’s Financial Health Check on private hospitals
The National Private Price
Making hospital funding simple and fair
Catholic Health Australia’s Health Sector snapshot.
Submissions and Position Papers
Our Position – Enabling equitable access to Hospital in the home across the private sector
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Australia’s private hospitals are under increasing strain. Demand for services continues to grow, driven by the latent effects of COVID-19, alongside the longer-term
Our Position – A more connected, efficient approach to address workforce shortages in the care economy
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Hospital exit block, where people who no longer require acute care are unable to leave hospital due to a lack of suitable downstream supports,
Our Position: Hospital exit block: a care economy challenge requiring coordinated transition reform
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Australia’s care economy, spanning health, aged care, and disability, depends on a skilled and sufficient workforce to deliver essential services. Yet growing demand,
Our Position – Safe and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence across the care economy
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a transformative technology across Australia’s healthcare system. This paper calls for a multi-faceted approach to AI
Our Position – Redesigning private health insurance products for value and choice
Private health insurance plays a vital role in supporting Australia’s public-private healthcare system, offering consumers an alternative pathway to care, fostering choice, and alleviating demand on
Our Position – Private patients in public hospitals
The treatment of private patients in public hospitals has become a growing and contentious feature of Australia’s hospital funding landscape. Under the current National Health Reform
PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION ON HEALTH PRIORITIES
27 January 2023
