PricewaterhouseCoopers: National Disability Insurance Scheme - Final Report 

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Table of contents

• List of Abbreviations
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction and background
  • 1.1 People with disabilities in Australia
  • 1.2 Current funding arrangements for people with disabilities
  • 1.3 The case for change: the disability system in Australia
  • 1.4 Contents of this report
  • 1.5 Reliances and limitations
• 2. Data used in the analysis
• 3. Coverage of the NDIS
  • 3.1 Introduction - eligibility and assessment
  • 3.2 Incidence and prevalence
• 4. Gross cost of future need and support
  • 4.1 Care and support
  • 4.2 Equipment, aids and appliances
  • 4.3 Transport
  • 4.4 Home modifications
  • 4.5 Income support
  • 4.6 Homelessness
  • 4.7 Summary of gross costs for the NDIS
  • 4.8 Costs of care and support in accident compensation
• 5. Potential offsets to the gross cost
  • 5.1 CSTDA
  • 5.2 HACC
  • 5.3 Community mental health
  • 5.4 Summary of direct offsets to the gross cost
  • 5.5 Summary of indirect and future offsets
• 6. Funding options for the NDIS
  • 6.1 Possible levy and funding options
  • 6.2 Option 6 and sensitivity analysis
• 7. International Comparisons
  • 7.1 The German Long Term Care (LTC) Scheme
  • 7.2 The Singaporean Scheme
  • 7.3 The New Zealand Accident Compensation Corporation
  • 7.4 Learnings for Australia
• 8. Governance options
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Structure - what are the main segments?
  • 8.3 Eligibility and assessment
  • 8.4 Service delivery model - individual potential
  • 8.5 Insurance - how does it help?
  • 8.6 Structure and Governance
  • 8.7 Implementation
• Appendix A: Terms of reference
• Appendix B: Government aids and appliances expenditure
• Appendix C: Burden of Disease: Disease and injury categories and ICD-10-AM codes
• Appendix D: All conditions included in the sensory condition group
• Appendix E: All health conditions within the Physical conditions (lasting more than six months) group
• Appendix F: Incidence and existing prevalence of conditions in 2009 by condition group and age group - no co-morbidity adjustment
• Appendix G: Co-morbidity adjustment factors
• Appendix H: Severity distribution by condition group and age group