Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Invest in childcare by abolishing the activity test and raising the income threshold (PER635)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has three components.

Component 1 has two elements that relate to the National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education which determines Commonwealth and state funding for preschool attendance. The current agreement concludes at the end of the 2020 calendar year.

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Invest in childcare by abolishing the activity test and raising the income threshold (PER635)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has three components.

Component 1 has two elements that relate to the National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education which determines Commonwealth and state funding for preschool attendance. The current agreement concludes at the end of the 2020 calendar year.

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Invest in childcare by abolishing the activity test and raising the income threshold (PER635)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has three components.

Component 1 has two elements that relate to the National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education which determines Commonwealth and state funding for preschool attendance. The current agreement concludes at the end of the 2020 calendar year.

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Abolish Income Management, Work for the Dole, and other measures (PER622)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would abolish the following compulsory income support measures from 1 July 2019:

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Expanding Newborn Screening (ECR144)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would expand the number of conditions screened for in the bloodspot screening of all newborn babies (existing screening ranges between 25 to 28 conditions depending on the state and territory).

Newborn Bloodspot Screening programs would continue to be funded under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA) whereby the Australian Government contributes 45% of the growth in costs of all public hospital services.

The proposal would also provide funding to support upgrades to screening facilities.

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Expanding Newborn Screening (ECR144)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would expand the number of conditions screened for in the bloodspot screening of all newborn babies (existing screening ranges between 25 to 28 conditions depending on the state and territory).

Newborn Bloodspot Screening programs would continue to be funded under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA) whereby the Australian Government contributes 45% of the growth in costs of all public hospital services.

The proposal would also provide funding to support upgrades to screening facilities.

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Expanding Newborn Screening (ECR144)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would expand the number of conditions screened for in the bloodspot screening of all newborn babies (existing screening ranges between 25 to 28 conditions depending on the state and territory).

Newborn Bloodspot Screening programs would continue to be funded under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA) whereby the Australian Government contributes 45% of the growth in costs of all public hospital services.

The proposal would also provide funding to support upgrades to screening facilities.

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