AHPA’s submission only responds in detail to question five of the Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2025-26. However, with respect to questions one, two, three, and four, we refer to and endorse the submission and associated recommendations from our member Speech Pathology Australia.
AHPA reiterates the emphasis of our 2023 submission to IHACPA on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2024-25, that the present approach to costing and pricing allied health is fundamentally flawed.
In answering question five of the Consultation Paper, the submission details five recommendations.