Abbreviations

List of abbreviations
TermDescription
ABFActivity Based Funding
ABSAustralian Bureau of Statistics
ACTAustralian Capital Territory
ADFAustralian Defence Force
AIHWAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
ANHAAustralia’s National Health Accounts
ANHAAustralian National Health Account
APRAAustralian Prudential Regulation Authority
APSAustralian Public Services
ATOAustralian Taxation Office
COFOGClassification of the Functions of Government
COICOPClassification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose
CPAPChemotherapy Pharmaceutical Access Program
CTPICompulsory Third Party Insurance
DVADepartment of Veterans’ Affairs
ETFEconomic type framework
GDPgross domestic product
GFCEgovernment final consumption expenditure
GFCFGross Fixed Capital Formation
GFSGovernment Finance Statistics
GHE NMDSGovernment Health Expenditure National Minimum Data Set
GNEgross national expenditure
GPgeneral practitioner
GSTgoods and services tax
HCPHospital Casemix Protocol
HEAHealth expenditure Australia
HEACHealth Expenditure Advisory Committee
HEDAIHW Health Expenditure Database
HFCEhousehold final consumption expenditure
HSDhighly specialised drug
IHACPAIndependent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA, previously named Independent Hospital Pricing Authority IHPA)
IPDimplicit price deflator
IRIInformation Resources Incorporated
LHNLocal health network
MBSMedicare Benefits Schedule
MRCAMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
NHANational Health Act 1953
NHFBNational Health Funding Body
NHFPNational Health Funding Pool
NHMRCNational Health and Medical Research Council
NHRNational Health Reform
NHRANational Health Reform Agreement
NPANational Partnership Agreement
NPCRNational Partnership on COVID-19 Response
NPPNational Partnership Payment
NSWNew South Wales
NTNorthern Territory
OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PBSPharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PHCprimary health care
PHDBPrivate Hospital Data Bureau
PHECPrivate Health Establishments Collection
PHIprivate health insurance
PPEPersonal protective equipment
QldQueensland
RPBSRepatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
SASouth Australia
SHASystem of Health Accounts
SRCASafety Rehabilitation Compensation Act 1988
TasTasmania
VicVictoria
WAWestern Australia