AAPH Association for the Advancement of Private Health
AAS Australian Association of Surgeons
ACA Australian Consumers' Association
ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACHCA Australian Catholic Health Care Association
ADA Australian Dental Association Inc.
ADF Australian Doctors' Fund Limited
ADSA Australasian Day Surgery Association
AHIA Australian Health Insurance Association Ltd
AMA Australian Medical Association Limited
APHA Australian Private Hospitals Association Limited
ASA Australian Society of Anaesthetists
Billing Committee Aggregate Billing Advisory Committee
CHF Consumers' Health Forum of Australia Inc
Charter Private Patients' Hospital Charter
Complaints Commissioner Private Health Insurance Complaints
Commissioner
COPS Council of Procedural Specialists
Data Bureau Private Hospital Data Bureau
DHFS Department of Health and Family Services
HCF The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Limited
HCoA Health Care of Australia
HCP Hospital Casemix Protocol
HIC Health Insurance Commission
HIRMAA Health Insurance Restricted Membership Association
of Australia
HITH Hospital in the Home
HMO Health Maintenance Organisation
HPPAs Hospital Purchaser-Provider Agreements
MBF Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Limited
MBS Medicare Benefits Schedule
MPPAs Medical Purchaser-Provider Agreements
NANHPH National Association of Nursing Homes and Private
Hospitals
NASOG National Association of Specialist Obstreticians
and Gynaecologists
NESB Non-English speaking background
NMHI National Mutual Health Insurance
PA Practitioner Agreements
PDA Private Doctors of Australia Ltd
PHAV The Private Hospitals Association of Victoria
PHIAC Private Health Insurance Administration Council
PHICC Private Health Insurance Complaints Commissioner
RACR The Royal Australasian College of Radiologists
RACS Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Reform Act Health Legislation (Private Health Insurance Reform)
Amendment Act 1995
RVS Relative Value Study
SWA Sinclair Wornell & Associates Pty Ltd
TPC Trade Practices Commission