Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority

Palliative Care Australia's submission supports a residential aged care pricing framework that reflects the costs of providing quality palliative care and end-of-life care - and highlights pricing gaps that impact residential respite care, complex clinical care, grief and bereavement support, and workforce training.

PCA recommends:

• Changes to the pricing framework to better reflect the costs of providing quality palliative care and end-of-life care.
• Changes to the AN-ACC classification system, including consideration of a new classification or supplement for residents whose palliative care needs become apparent after admission.
• Needs-based rather than prognosis-based eligibility for AN-ACC Class 1.

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