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IHACPA is committed to open and transparent consultation with health and aged care stakeholders, government departments and agencies and the public.

Take part in consultations, surveys and conversations that interest you, and find out more about decisions we've made.

Closed consultations

We asked, you said, we did

Below are outcomes for some of the issues we've recently asked about. See all outcomes

We asked

From 13 May 2026 to 12 June 2026, the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) conducted a public consultation on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2027–28.

You said

A total of 23 submissions were received from various stakeholders.

We did

The feedback received will inform the development of the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2027–28. This framework will be published in December 2026.

We asked

From 17 March to 20 April 2026, we held our public consultation on the draft IHACPA Work Program 2026–27.

You said

We received 13 submissions from a range of stakeholders, including from across government, state and territory health departments, public hospitals, and aged care. The consultation covered several key areas.

Public hospitals

  • Starting multi-year reviews into the costs and pricing of care for First Nations peoples and for services delivered in rural and remote areas and smaller jurisdictions
  • Implementing recommendations from the Cost Bucket Review and the National Hospital Cost Data Collection Independent Financial Review 2023–24
  • Undertaking a project to understand the cost of delivering radiation oncology services

Aged care

  • Completing a feasibility study and providing advice to inform Australian Government decisions on funding for required everyday living services
  • Assessing the funding model and providing advice to the Australian Government on the Multi-Purpose Services Program and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program
  • Working with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to refine the Aged Care Financial Report and the Quarterly Financial Report

We did

We have released the IHACPA Work Program 2026–27 following public consultation.

We asked

From 8 October to 7 November 2025, we held our public consultation on The Future of IHACPA Classifications.

You said

We received 30 submissions from a wide range of stakeholders, including state and territory governments, professional health organisations and the private health sector.

The consultation covered several key areas related to the implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), including:

  • implications for the current development of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM)
  • impact on Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups and other activity-based funding classifications that use ICD-10-AM
  • opportunities to align and integrate IHACPA’s classifications.

We did

The feedback received will inform IHACPA’s classification development over the coming years. This will help:

  • ensure classification systems continue to meet the needs of Australia’s healthcare system
  • inform future updates to classifications
  • identify the support needed, risks and challenges associated with the replacement of ICD‑10‑AM with ICD-11.