Evaluation of the consumer - directed care initiative - Final Report
9.1 Introduction
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- Executive summary
- Glossary
1 Introduction- 2 The consumer-directed care initiative
- 3 Evaluation of the consumer-directed care initiative
- 4 Profile of participants and the supports they accessed
- 5 Implementation and operation of the initiative
- 6 Impact of the initiative for CDC participants and their carers
- 7 Impact of the initiative for CDRC participants and the people they care for
- 8 Impact on providers and the broader service system
9 Cost assessment and cost-effectiveness of the initiative- 10 Key findings
- 11 Lessons learnt and strategies for consideration
- Appendices
- References
This chapter outlines the findings of a ‘cost assessment’ undertaken as part of the evaluation. This included an assessment of the cost to providers of setting-up CDC and CDRC, the ongoing costs of the initiative incurred by providers, the average fees charged to participants for administration and case planning and management (and the basis of these fees), and the extent to which costs incurred by providers were funded or recovered.
This chapter also outlines high-level observations in relation to the cost-effectiveness and financial sustainability of the initiative, and provides guidance for undertaking a full cost-effectiveness analysis once the initiative has been in operation for a longer period.