In July 2017, mpconsulting was engaged to undertake a Five Year Review of the HSR System (the Review). Since that time mpconsulting has consulted extensively with stakeholders and worked closely with the Health Star Rating Advisory Committee (HSRAC) to determine the extent to which the HSR System is meeting its objectives and also to identify options for improvements.

      mpconsulting has identified 10 key issues relating to the products on which the HSR appears and the way that stars are calculated, and has proposed a range of options for addressing identified issues and, where possible, specified its preferred option. These issues are described in the Five Year Review of the Health Star Rating System - Consultation Paper: Options for System Enhancement.

      Five Year Review of the Health Star Rating System – Consultation Paper: Options for System Enhancement (PDF 944 KB)
      Five Year Review of the Health Star Rating System – Consultation Paper: Options for System Enhancement (Word 430 KB)

      In developing the Consultation Paper, mpconsulting has drawn on detailed modelling undertaken by the Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The technical papers developed by the TAG are available on the mpconsulting website.

      mpconsulting now seeks stakeholder views on the issues and the options. mpconsulting also welcomes input on the impacts of the various options, and any suggestions for alternative options to address the identified issues.

      Interested parties may provide submissions via the Australian Department of Health’s Consultation Hub.

      In November 2018, mpconsulting will facilitate a further round of forums. These forums will enable stakeholders to continue to provide input on key issues for the review, including on options for system enhancements. The forums will be hosted in Sydney, Auckland and Melbourne. As numbers will be limited for each session, we encourage stakeholders to RSVP.