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ANMF Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority

19 Sep 2024

Submission by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ANMF Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2025-26 September 2024 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation / ANMF Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Consultation Paper on the Prici. [...] As per ANMF’s previous submissions to the IHAPCA, the ANMF highlights the need for the inclusion of additional principles around accountability on the part of providers in the use of funds. [...] We are concerned that if this practice remains unchecked by both the Aged Care Quality 10 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation / ANMF Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2025-26 and Safety Commission and the NSW Ministry of Health, this could represent a lack of governa. [...] It must be an obligation on the provider that the use of any funds received for the delivery of care be transparently and accountably used for the purposes it was provided, and if not for the surplus to be returned to the Government or paying aged care participants. [...] While the ANMF recognises that the principles do include ‘promoting value’ and promoting the use of ‘ABF where practicable and appropriate’, further efforts should occur to where possible 11 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation / ANMF Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services.

Authors

Jarrod Clarke

Pages
12
Published in
Australia

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