National Health Funding Pool

The Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool is an independent statutory office holder, as distinct from Commonwealth and state and territory government departments. The Administrator is not subject to the control or direction of any Commonwealth Minister. The National Health Funding Pool (the Pool) was established to receive all Commonwealth (Activity Based Funding -ABF and Commonwealth Block) and State and Territory (ABF only) public hospital funding. The primary function of the National Health Funding Pool (NHFP) is to assist the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool (the Administrator) in enabling and supporting more transparent and efficient public hospital funding and reporting.