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(10) As at 14 February 2020, a draft report was received by Canberra Health Services and is currently being verified by stakeholders for factual accuracy.

(11) The draft is under consideration by Canberra Health Services.

Hospitals—commonwealth funding
(Question No 2889)

Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 14 February 2020:

In relation to the key issues cabinet brief dated June 2019 and titled 2019 20 Commonwealth Hospital Funding Estimates, what (a) estimated hospital activity did the National Health Funding Body use to determine the Commonwealth’s contribution to the ACT’s public hospital expenditure, (b) was the Commonwealth’s provisional contribution based on that estimated hospital activity, (c) was the actual hospital activity, (d) adjustment payments did the Commonwealth make and (e) were the principal reasons for any differences more than 5% between the estimated and actual hospital activity figures for the financial years of (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17, (iv) 2017-18 and (v) 2018-19.

Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1)

(a) 2019-20 National Weighted Activity Units (NWAU) provided to the National Health Funding Body (NHFB):

(b) As the 2018-19 reconciliation is not yet completed, finalised funding information for 2018-19 is currently unavailable. The Key Issues Brief 2019-20 Commonwealth Hospital Funding Estimates of June 2019 outlines provisional funding of $411.8 million.

2017-18 finalised funding information from NHFB annual report.

(c) 2018-19 patient activity submitted to the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) and NHFB:

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