The federal government is working on a new law to explicitly make it illegal to charge more for products and services because a client is on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The review has been tasked with examining the design, operation and sustainability of the $35-billion-a-year NDIS, as well as supporting a responsive and sustainable workforce, and is due to report back to government in October.
The co-chairs heard payment and pricing methods have focused too heavily on competition, rather than quality and efficiency. "The result of that is that in some cases the price caps are too high, in other cases the price caps are too low," he said. "It's clear and it can help choice and control, but on the other hand, it can incentivise overservicing — dependence, even. People have said we are seeing many downsides," she said.
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