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10 articles about industry news for healthcare providers.

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7 min read

NDIA Recommends a 10 Per Cent Cut to Unregistered Community Participation Prices

The NDIA has recommended that, from 1 January 2027, NDIS Social, Community and Civic Participation supports delivered by unregistered providers drop 10 per cent and lose indexation, while registered provider prices hold. The government is still consulting, so this is not yet final. It would be the first registered-versus-unregistered price split in the scheme.

By Casey Jones
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18 min read

NDIS Future Generations Bill 2026: Provider Guide

The NDIS Future Generations Bill is not a small technical amendment. If passed, it reshapes access, planning, provider registration, enrolment, payments, plan management, support coordination and pricing. For NDIS providers and allied health practices, the commercial risk is not just compliance. It is how quickly your service mix, referral base, claims process and positioning adapt.

By Casey Jones
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15 min read

Mandatory NDIS Registration

In 2026 the government set out a multi-billion dollar NDIS savings plan, and the August 2026 law expands mandatory registration for higher-risk supports. For the thousands of allied health practices that have built their businesses serving plan-managed and self-managed participants, this is the biggest structural shift since the NDIS rolled out. Here is what it means and what to do about it.

By Casey Jones
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12 min read

AEIOU Foundation Liquidation

On 11 March 2026, AEIOU Foundation, one of Australia's longest-running specialist early intervention providers for autistic children, entered liquidation. All centres have closed with immediate effect. For NDIS providers, allied health practices, and healthcare businesses watching from the sidelines, this is a case study in what happens when funding concentration meets policy disruption.

By Casey Jones
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14 min read

Thriving Kids Delay: What It Means for NDIS Providers

The Thriving Kids program has been delayed by three months, with the new start date now 1 October 2026. For allied health practices and NDIS providers who have built their businesses around paediatric early intervention, this delay raises urgent questions about the future of private practice.

By Casey Jones

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