Australian Healthcare Associates

Name

Australian Healthcare Associates

Legal name

Australian Healthcare Associates Pty Ltd

Website

https://ahaconsulting.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health and Human Services Consulting

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Care Management & Population Health Program Administration (HLAEALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting services
• Government program management
• Policy evaluation advisory
• Health sector consulting
• Human services consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Consulting Services: AHA provides evaluation and advisory services to federal and state governments. They conduct complex evaluation projects, policy reviews, and provide strategic advice on health and human services programs.
2. Program Management Services: AHA delivers efficient and effective program management services for government. Current government programs supported deliver important health services valued at over $3 billion. Services include receiving and processing applications, evaluating applications, making funding determinations, payment administration, and providing help desk support.
3. IT Solutions Development and Maintenance: AHA develops and maintains custom IT systems for government programs including online claiming portals, data collection tools, and program management software. They have administered PBS Price Disclosure program since 2011, achieving over $15 billion in government savings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AHA is a management consultancy that partners with Australian federal and state governments to deliver three integrated service lines: (1) Evaluation and Advisory Services for health and human services policy and programs; (2) Program Management Services administering large-scale government programs including pharmaceutical, aged care, disability, education and mental health initiatives; and (3) IT Solutions comprising custom-developed online claiming portals, data collection tools, and program management software that underpin program delivery.

Product overview

AHA is a management consultancy providing three core service lines: Evaluation and Advisory Services, Program Management, and IT Solutions. Their IT Solutions product comprises custom-developed online claiming portals, data collection tools, and program management software that support their administration of major government programs. Key administered programs include the Community Pharmacy Programs Administrator (28 programs), CSO Funding Pool Administration ($200M+ annually), NDIS Long Form Outcomes Framework surveys, Disability Inclusion Facilitator Service, Program for Students with Disabilities ($500M+ annually), National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program MDS, Chemotherapy Compounding Payments Scheme, PBS Price Disclosure program, and the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry. Their technology infrastructure integrates with tools like Zendesk, Power BI, and Qualtrics to deliver these government program administration services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evaluation and Advisory Services AHA delivers evaluation and advisory services for Australian federal and state governments, including policy reviews, stakeholder engagement, survey design, data analysis, and evidence-based recommendations for health and human services programs.
• Program Management Services AHA administers large-scale government health and human services programs, delivering services including receiving and processing applications, evaluating applications, making funding determinations, payment administration, and help desk support for programs worth over $3 billion.
• IT Solutions AHA develops and maintains custom IT solutions for government programs, including online claiming portals, data collection tools, and program management software built in .NET, C#, ASP, PHP, MySQL, SQL Server and Oracle.
• Community Pharmacy Programs Administrator AHA administers claims and payments for 28 community pharmacy programs funded under the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement, in partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
• CSO Funding Pool Administration Agency AHA administers the CSO Funding Pool ensuring Australians have timely access to PBS medicines, managing approximately $200 million in annual payments to eligible distributors supplying 5,800+ community pharmacies and processing 2 million lines of confidential data per month through a custom online system.
• NDIS Long Form Outcomes Framework (LFOF) Data Collection AHA conducts the LFOF survey on behalf of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), measuring how NDIS participants and their families progress in health, relationships, employment and community participation.
• Disability Inclusion Facilitator Service AHA operates the DIFS to transform how students with disability are supported in Victorian government schools, employing a 138-strong team of specialist disability and educational experts and processing approximately 10,000 profiles annually on their online portal.
• Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD) Administration AHA manages and administers the PSD on behalf of the Victorian Government, processing about 7,000 funding applications annually for over 1,400 schools with over $500 million in annual funding using the PSDMS program management system.
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payments Scheme (CCPS) Administration Agency AHA manages the CCPS, disbursing approximately $15 million annually to TGA-licensed compounders using a custom online claims processing system.
• PBS Price Disclosure Data Administrator AHA administers the PBS Price Disclosure program on behalf of the Department of Health, collecting sales data for over 4,000 pharmaceutical products from more than 70 manufacturers, calculating discounts and determining new PBS pricing.
• National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Operator

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $15 billion in government savings from PBS Price Disclosure program since 2011
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered key and core.

• Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHA has engaged the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) to advise on and support the administration of the 28 community pharmacy programs under the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement. PSA provides professional pharmacy expertise to support program administration.
• Deaf ConnectkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHA partnered with Deaf Connect for the Review of Auslan interpreting service use in primary care project. Deaf Connect ensured project information and consultation materials for Auslan users were culturally appropriate and available in both Auslan and English.
• Australian Federation of Disability OrganisationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHA's partnership with the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations ensures inclusive engagement with people with disability throughout the Disability Support Quality and Safeguarding Framework development project.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PwC Australia: Big Four firm with strong Australian health and human services consulting credentials (and notably the former employer of AHA's founder and Managing Director), competing for similar government mandates.
• Deloitte Australia: Big Four firm with established public sector and health consulting practices in Australia, providing evaluation, program management, and digital services that overlap with AHA's offerings.
• KPMG Australia: Big Four firm with a sizeable Australian healthcare and government consulting practice that competes with AHA for major federal/state health and human services tenders.
• EY Australia: Big Four firm with a public sector and health consulting practice that tenders for Australian government health program evaluation and transformation work adjacent to AHA's portfolio.

Direct peers

• Allen + Clarke: Australian policy, evaluation, and program management consultancy working extensively with government health, disability, and social services clients, directly comparable to AHA's evaluation and advisory service line.
• Sapere Research Group: Australian research and evaluation consultancy providing economic, policy, and health analysis to government and non-profit clients, overlapping with AHA's evaluation, advisory, and population health program work.
• ORIMA Research: Australian evaluation, research, and data collection consultancy delivering survey-based and program evaluation work for government clients, closely matching AHA's NDIS LFOF and similar survey/administration programs.
• ACIL Allen: Australian economic and policy consulting firm serving government clients across health, ageing, disability, and social services, comparable to AHA in terms of government-focused advisory services.
• Nous Group: Australian-headquartered management consultancy with a strong public sector and human services practice, regularly winning federal and state government mandates similar to AHA's evaluation and program management work.

Emerging players

• Clear Horizon: Australian boutique evaluation and learning consultancy focused on social, health, and international development programs, competing with AHA on evaluation-focused government tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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