| 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 |