State and Territory Health Ministers Reject Federal Proposal on Hospital Funding

Health ministers reject federal hospital funding offer as 3,000 older patients remain stranded

Health ministers said the door was still open for negotiations after meeting with federal Health Minister Mark Butler on Friday.

'Being lectured ... is very frustrating': ACT rejects Commonwealth hospital offer

ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith slammed federal inefficiency "lecture" amid funding dispute after latest failed health ministers meeting.

Thousands of aged care patients stranded in public hospitals - ABC listen

New figures show more than 3,000 aged care patients are stranded in public hospitals.

Ministers in last-ditch bid to strike hospital funding deal

Health ministers are meeting on Friday in a last-ditch attempt to strike a new hospital funding agreement before Christmas, with billions of dollars at stake.

Thousands ‘stranded’ in hospitals as ministers war over funding

State and territory health ministers released the report card into the “bed block crisis” as they prepared to meet their federal counterpart.

Patients will pay the price for hospital funding failure

Patients will pay the price for hospital funding failure gpolychronis@a… Fri, 12/12/2025 - 16:17 The Australian Medical Association says the inability of health ministers to reach a new agreement on hospital funding today means Australian patients will continue to suffer, with logjammed public hospitals in crisis. AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen said Australian patients would suffer the most from this latest breakdown in negotiations.“The tim…