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Over the past year, CHA and its members have worked to address immediate financial challenges, while also planning for the longer-term reform needed to ensure a robust, sustainable, and fit-for-purpose health system which delivers on our mission into the future.
Private Health Reforms
Learn more about the Government’s Financial Health Check on private hospitals
The National Private Price
Making hospital funding simple and fair
Catholic Health Australia’s Health Sector snapshot.




Submissions and Position Papers

Our Position – Redesigning private health insurance products for value and choice
Private health insurance plays a vital role in supporting Australia’s public-private healthcare system, offering consumers an alternative pathway to care, fostering choice, and alleviating demand on

Our Position – Private patients in public hospitals
The treatment of private patients in public hospitals has become a growing and contentious feature of Australia’s hospital funding landscape. Under the current National Health Reform

Our Position – Regional and remote aged care: reforms to sustain and improve vital services
Access to aged care remains a challenge in regional, rural and remote areas. Despite over a third of older Australians living in these locations, only 21%

Our Position – Bridging the gap: strengthening private mental health care in Australia
Mental health is a fundamental aspect of an individual’s overall health and wellbeing. It is influenced by a variety of factors, including personal attributes, as well

Our Position – National Private Price
Private hospitals are an essential part of the Australian healthcare system. There are around 650 private hospitals in Australia, ranging from large metropolitan hospitals providing a

Our Position – Private hospitals: the key to clearing the elective surgery backlog
When a patient needs surgery, they have the option of undergoing the procedure through either the public or private health system. In public hospitals, government funding
PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION ON HEALTH PRIORITIES
27 January 2023
Health Articles
PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION ON HEALTH PRIORITIES
CHA's submission to Treasurer Jim Chalmers for the May 2023 Budget on our sector's priorities for health care.27 January 2023
RELEASE OF THE LESSONS LEARNT REPORT INTO COVID-19 IN VICTORIA
A report into operations under COVID-19 conditions was compiled by Catholic Health Australia in conjunction with Australian Catholic University, and surveyed executives from four major providers in Victoria: Mercy Health, St John of God Health Care, St Vincent’s Health Australia and Villa Maria Catholic Homes.08 April 2021



