AAPD |
Australian Association of
Paediatric Dentists |
ABF |
Activity Based Funding |
ACCC |
Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission |
ADA |
Australian Dental Association |
AHHA |
Australian Healthcare and
Hospitals Association |
AIHW |
Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare |
AMA |
Australian Medical Association |
ANMF |
Australian Nursing and
Midwifery Federation |
APHA |
Australian Private Hospitals
Association |
APRA |
Australian Prudential
Regulation Authority |
ASX |
Australian Stock Exchange |
ATSI |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander |
Code |
Private Health Insurance Code
of Conduct |
committee |
Senate Community Affairs
References Committee |
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
Department |
Department of Health |
DRG |
Diagnosis Related Group |
EY |
Ernst and Young |
HHS |
Health and Hospital Service |
HICAPS |
Health Industry Claims and
Payments Service |
IHPA |
Independent Hospital Pricing
Authority |
Johnson and Johnson |
Johnson and Johnson Medical Pty
Ltd |
LHC |
Lifetime Health Cover |
LHD |
Local Health District |
Minister |
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Minister
for Health |
MLS |
Medicare Levy Surcharge |
MTAA |
Medical Technology Association
of Australia |
NASOG |
National Association of
Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
NRHA |
National Rural Health Alliance |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development |
OSR |
own source revenue |
PHAA |
Public Health Association of
Australia |
PHIIA |
Private Health Insurance
Intermediaries Association |
PHIO |
Private Health Insurance
Ombudsman |
PHMAC |
Private Health Ministerial
Advisory Committee |
RACGP |
Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners |
RACP |
Royal Australian College of
Physicians |
RACS |
Royal Australasian College of
Surgeons |
RANZCOG |
Royal Australian and New
Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
Reform Agreement |
National Health Reform
Agreement |
SARRAH |
Services for Australian Rural
and Remote Allied Health |
SHN |
Speciality Health Network |
WIES |
Weighted Inlier Equivalent
Separation |