Fixing Private Hospital Funding with a Private National Efficient Price

Health economist James Downie joins Dr Katharine Bassett to examine how legacy funding models, workforce shortages, and fragmented care pathways are structurally driving inefficiency across Australian healthcare.Chapters(00:00) Intro(01:12) The private hospital viability crisis(04:35) Why current pricing models are failing(07:58) What a Private National Efficient Price would do(11:22) Transparency vs market dynamics(14:46) The role of DRGs in pricing standardisation(18:05) Negotiating with insurers under a benchmark model(21:30) Public vs private system alignment(24:10) What happens without reform--Follow the show:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/healthmattersausYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@healthmattersausHealth Matters is an Amplieo Original podcast produced by Amplieo Media Group and presented by Catholic Health Australia.Subscribe to Amplieo+ to unlock members-only content for the show : https://amplieo.substack.com/s/in-the...Learn more about Amplieo ➡️ https://www.amplieo.com