The following table defines the acronyms used in the report:
 Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
the Act | Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Act (No. 2) 2008 |
AHMC | Australian Health Ministers' Conference |
AHS | Australian Hospital Statistics |
AHS -ESWL | AHS reports on elective surgery waiting list activity and waiting times |
AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
ATO | Australian Tax Office |
AWOTE | full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings |
DRG | Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group Version 5.1 |
DVA | Department of Veterans’ Affairs |
ESWL | Elective Surgery Waiting List |
HIRMAA | Health Insurance Restricted Membership Association of Australia |
MDS | Minimum Data Set |
MLS | Medicare Levy Surcharge -'the Surcharge' |
NHS | ABS National Health Survey |
NMDS | National Minimum Data Set |
PHIAC | Private Health Insurance Administration Council |
RP-ESWL | Elective Surgery Waiting List Reduction Strategy reports to AHMC |