List of Acronyms

List of Acronyms

AAPTC

Australian Association of Paediatric Teaching Centres

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACA

Australian Consumers’ Association

ACHSE

Australian College of Health Service Executives

AHA

Australian Healthcare Association

AHCA

Australian Health Care Agreement

AHIA

Australian Health Insurance Association

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

AMA

Australian Medical Association

ANF

Australian Nursing Federation

APHA

Australian Private Hospitals Association

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

CHERE

Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation

CHF

Consumers’ Health Forum

CHPE

Centre for Health Program Evaluation

DHAC

Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care

DRG

Diagnosis Related Group

FAG

Financial Assistance Grants

FBT

Fringe Benefits Tax

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GP

General Practitioner

GST

Goods and Services Tax

HCC

Health Consumers Council WA

HIC

Health Insurance Commission

HOCI

Hospital Output Cost Index

MBS

Medicare Benefits Schedule

NATSEM

National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling

NRHA

National Rural Health Alliance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PBS

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

RACP

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

RHA

Regional Health Agency

RRMA

Rural Remote and Metropolitan Areas classification

SASMOA

South Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association

SLA

Statistical Local Area

VMO

Visiting Medical Officer

WCI 1

Wage Cost Index 1

WHA

Women’s Hospitals Australia