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The ACT Budget does indicate total budgeted (1) and actual expenses (2) for staff costs (d) and other costs (e) for the ACT Health Directorate.
(3 & 4) Treasury have advised it is difficult to reengineer the analysis quoted in the article in order to assess the claims made. Nominal growth rates in health funding of 10 per cent per year are not sustainable. For the ACT to maintain nominal growth in health funding at 10 per cent would require lower levels of investment in other services to the ACT community.
The latest Report on Government Services shows that 2016-17 recurrent expenditure per person on public hospital services in the ACT was $3,702, well above the national average of $2,606. In the recent AIHW Health expenditure Australia 2016–17 report, recurrent health expenditure per person (i.e. public and private sectors) in the ACT in 2016-17 was $7,998 which was above the national average of $6,888 per person.
ACT Health—non-ACT patients
(Question No 2424)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 5 April 2019:
(1) How many claims under the Interstate Patient Travel Assistance Scheme (IPTAS) were submitted to ACT Health during each of the years (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15, (c) 2015-16, (d) 2016-17, (e) 2017-18 and (f) 2018-19 (to the date on which this question was published in the questions on notice paper).
(2) For each of the years referred to in part (1), (a) how many claims were approved, (b) what was the total of payments made for approved claims, (c) what was IPTAS’ total administration cost (excluding payments made for approved claims, (d) what was IPTAS’ administrative staffing profile and (e) was any review of the IPTAS undertaken; if yes, for each review (i) what elements were reviewed, (ii) what recommendations were made and (iii) what changes were made to the IPTAS.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The IPTAS office only tracks the number of accepted claims. The number of claims submitted but not approved is not available.
(2) a) 2013-14 – 2049
2014-15 - 1848
2015-16 – 2211
2016-17 – 2305
2017-18 – 2414
2018-19 –1757 as at 31 March 2018
b) 2013-14 – $657,307
2014-15 – $561,866
2015-16 – $619,582
2016-17 – $627,634
2017-18 – $658,514
2018-19 – $524,795 as at 31 March 2018
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