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Private health insurance announcement.
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility
We are seeking stakeholder feedback on the proposed new listing pathways for applications to the Prostheses List (PL) and on the cost recovery proposal which outlines indicative fees on applications seeking listing on the PL. Consultation closes 28 October 2022.
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) invites feedback on the approach to its advice on bundling arrangements for General Use Items on the Prostheses List.
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility
Prostheses List Reforms – Compliance Strategy published and open for consultation
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.
Nursing Home Type Patient (NHTP) accommodation indexation, 20 September 2022.
Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility
Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.
The Department is planning to make further amendments to the July 2022 Prostheses List (PL) to correct a few errors appearing on the PL due to technical glitches during the preparation of the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2022.
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.
Private health insurance clinical category and procedure type updates following Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item changes from 1 August 2022
The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) and Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) 2020–21 annual reports are now available. These reports summarise data collected from hospitals.
The Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2022 will commence on 1 August 2022.
Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.
Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.
Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.
Private health insurance clinical category and procedure type updates following Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item change from 6 July 2022.