Fee Transparency in Health Care: Informed Financial Consent and Split Billing Practices

Overview

Fee transparency and Informed Financial Consent (IFC) is about making sure people understand the likely costs of their health care before they agree to treatment. When IFC works well, it supports informed decision‑making, patient choice and trust in the health system. When it doesn’t, people can experience unexpected costs, confusion or “bill shock”.

The Australian Government is undertaking work to better understand how fee transparency is currently experienced, and how it could be strengthened.

This survey is an opportunity for you to share your views and experiences to help inform this work.

Before completing the survey, please carefully read through the:

• Full paper on Fee Transparency in Health Care - IFC and Split Billing
• Summary paper on Fee Transparency in Health Care - IFC and Split Billing

These papers outline how IFC currently operates, highlights challenges and potential options for reform.

Why your views matter

The information collected through this survey will be used to:

• inform policy development on informed financial consent and fee transparency
• identify priority areas where changes could improve patient understanding and confidence
• support the development of future reform options