FOI 25-0374 LD – Future Fit Feasibility Study

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This FOI release concerns internal Department of Health correspondence from August 2023 regarding a feasibility study on pricing methodology for Community and Home Support Programme (CHSP) services. The emails show department staff, including Russell Herald and Lakshman Gunaratnam, coordinating with external contractors (Miles Morgan) on contract administration and operational model design for pilots testing new meal and service pricing approaches. The proposed model would shift from current price-times-quantity contracts to weighted-average pricing, with pilot participants receiving scheduled attachments detailing price derivation for various service categories (meals, texture-modified foods, social support). The team planned to maintain existing DEX reporting while implementing separate analysis reporting. The documents indicate preparation to communicate the concept to approximately 32 stakeholders to discuss core policy issues around meal definitions and price construction methodology.