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Australian Health Care Agreements

Individual Health Care Agreements

As part of the Australian Government's commitment to providing free hospital treatment for all Australians, state and territory governments will receive up to $42 billion from the Australian Government to help them run public hospitals under the 2003-2008 Australian Health Care Agreements.

Australian Health Care Agreements information sheets

These information sheets provide an overview of requirements under the 2003-08 Australian Health Care Agreements and funding levels and focus on particular issues such as patient elections and charges, emergency department and outpatient services, pharmaceutical arrangements in public hospitals and the provision of preadmission and aftercare services to public patients.

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Individual Agreements with states and territories

Amendment to Clause 50 of the 2003-08 Australian Health Care Agreements (PDF 12 KB)
Private Health Insurance Circular - Agreement to vary Clause 50 of the 2003-08 Australian Health Care Agreements

• Australian Capital Territory (PDF 147 KB)
• New South Wales (PDF 144 KB)
• Northern Territory (PDF 146 KB)
• Queensland (PDF 144 KB)
• South Australia (PDF 144 KB)
• Tasmania (PDF 143 KB)
• Victoria (PDF 143 KB)
• Western Australia (PDF 145 KB)

If you are having problems downloading the Individual Agreements please send an email to acd.webmaster@health.gov.au

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Pathways Home
(Schedule B of the Australian Health Care Agreements)

Pathways Home is a new program that the Australian Government is funding under the 2003-08 Australian Health Care Agreements. Over five years, the Australian Government will provide $253 million to the states and territories to increase the rehabilitation and stepdown (convalescent) services provided to patients that are leaving hospital, particularly those patients who are older or who have some form of mental disability. This will mean patients get that bit of extra help they need to get back on their feet.

The funding for this program forms part of the Australian Government's $42 billion contribution to public hospitals over the five years of the Australian Health Care Agreements. To access Pathways Home funding, each state and territory was required to submit a plan of their proposed expenditure by 31 December 2003.