{ "entity_id": "B-002574", "folder": "Medical-Services-Advisory-Committee", "name": "Medical Services Advisory Committee", "type": "Advisory Body", "jurisdiction": "Commonwealth", "portfolio": "Health, Disability and Ageing", "website": "http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1", "data_status": "stub", "completeness": { "has_strategy_brief": false, "has_strategy_structured": false, "has_vision": false, "has_kpi_targets": false, "has_kpi_results": false, "has_strategy_overview": true, "has_legislation_text": true, "has_legislation_structured": false, "has_global_initiatives_text": false, "has_ideas": true, "has_artifacts": false, "n_ideas": 12, "n_legislation": 0, "n_artifacts": 0, "n_kpi_targets": 0, "n_kpi_results": 0, "n_outcomes": 0, "verified_own_data": false }, "strategy_profile": { "status": "needs_review", "confidence": "low", "summary": "", "official_site_url": "http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1", "source_documents": [], "purpose": null, "vision": null, "strategic_priorities": [], "values": [], "outcomes": [], "performance_measures": [], "document_alignment_terms": { "must_support": [], "watch_terms": [], "avoid_claiming_without_evidence": [] }, "review_note": "Only low-confidence webpage, media, contact, news, or global-intelligence evidence is available." }, "strategy_brief_md": null, "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Medical Services Advisory Committee - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:18:58.366332+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-002574\n**Entity type**: Advisory Body\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Health, Disability and Ageing\n**Website**: http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| pages | 3 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- Email\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nPostal address\nMSAC secretariat through\nHTA team\nAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing\n9N\nGPO Box 9848\nCanberra ACT 2601\nOnline form\nUse our contact form to get in touch.\n Source: `pages/about.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us)`\n- 9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 24 October 2024\nMSAC November 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 13 December 2024\nESC February 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- Terms of reference\nFind out more about our and our subcommittees’ role and functions:\nMSAC terms of reference\nPASC terms of reference\nESC terms of reference\nMSAC Executive terms of reference\nWhat we do not do\nWe do\nnot\n:\nmake funding decisions.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- Email\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nPostal address\nMSAC secretariat through\nHTA team\nAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing\n9N\nGPO Box 9848\nCanberra ACT 2601\nOnline form\nUse our contact form to get in touch.\n Source: `pages/about.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us)`\n- 9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 24 October 2024\nMSAC November 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 13 December 2024\nESC February 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Our role\nWe advise the federal health minister on applications for public funding of health services and technologies.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- Email\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nPostal address\nMSAC secretariat through\nHTA team\nAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing\n9N\nGPO Box 9848\nCanberra ACT 2601\nOnline form\nUse our contact form to get in touch.\n Source: `pages/about.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us)`\n- 9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 24 October 2024\nMSAC November 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 13 December 2024\nESC February 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 28 October 2024\nView all meetings\nHave your say\nFind out how you can have your say as part of the consultation process.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Contact\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nLast updated:\n25 June 2025\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- Meetings\nMeetings\nMSAC April 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Subcommittees\nWe have 2 standing subcommittees with experts in clinical medicine, health economics, consumer matters and related areas.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- Email\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nPostal address\nMSAC secretariat through\nHTA team\nAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing\n9N\nGPO Box 9848\nCanberra ACT 2601\nOnline form\nUse our contact form to get in touch.\n Source: `pages/about.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us)`\n- 9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 24 October 2024\nMSAC November 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 13 December 2024\nESC February 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 28 October 2024\nView all meetings\nHave your say\nFind out how you can have your say as part of the consultation process.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Contact\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nLast updated:\n25 June 2025\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- Meetings\nMeetings\nMSAC April 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Subcommittees\nWe have 2 standing subcommittees with experts in clinical medicine, health economics, consumer matters and related areas.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n- Email\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nPostal address\nMSAC secretariat through\nHTA team\nAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing\n9N\nGPO Box 9848\nCanberra ACT 2601\nOnline form\nUse our contact form to get in touch.\n Source: `pages/about.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us)`\n- 9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 24 October 2024\nMSAC November 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 13 December 2024\nESC February 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 28 October 2024\nView all meetings\nHave your say\nFind out how you can have your say as part of the consultation process.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Contact\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nLast updated:\n25 June 2025\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- Meetings\nMeetings\nMSAC April 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Subcommittees\nWe have 2 standing subcommittees with experts in clinical medicine, health economics, consumer matters and related areas.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- Email\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nPostal address\nMSAC secretariat through\nHTA team\nAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing\n9N\nGPO Box 9848\nCanberra ACT 2601\nOnline form\nUse our contact form to get in touch.\n Source: `pages/about.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us)`\n- 9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 24 October 2024\nMSAC November 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 13 December 2024\nESC February 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 28 October 2024\nView all meetings\nHave your say\nFind out how you can have your say as part of the consultation process.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Contact\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nLast updated:\n25 June 2025\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- Meetings\nMeetings\nMSAC April 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Subcommittees\nWe have 2 standing subcommittees with experts in clinical medicine, health economics, consumer matters and related areas.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- Email\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nPostal address\nMSAC secretariat through\nHTA team\nAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing\n9N\nGPO Box 9848\nCanberra ACT 2601\nOnline form\nUse our contact form to get in touch.\n Source: `pages/about.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us)`\n- 9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 24 October 2024\nMSAC November 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 13 December 2024\nESC February 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 28 October 2024\nView all meetings\nHave your say\nFind out how you can have your say as part of the consultation process.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Contact\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nLast updated:\n25 June 2025\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- Meetings\nMeetings\nMSAC April 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- Subcommittees\nWe have 2 standing subcommittees with experts in clinical medicine, health economics, consumer matters and related areas.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- Email\nGeneral enquiries\nContact us for general enquiries or to find out more about the MSAC process before applying.\nhta@health.gov.au\nPostal address\nMSAC secretariat through\nHTA team\nAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing\n9N\nGPO Box 9848\nCanberra ACT 2601\nOnline form\nUse our contact form to get in touch.\n Source: `pages/about.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us)`\n- 9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 24 October 2024\nMSAC November 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- 13 December 2024\nESC February 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this meeting.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)`\n- As part of the\nMSAC process\n, we:\nreceive applications to fund new services or technologies, or amend services or technologies that already receive funding – see\nwhat we assess\nassess the comparative safety, clinical and cost effectiveness, and total cost of the new or amended service or technology\nbase our assessments on the best available evidence\nadvise the federal health minister on which applications to support.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- This includes applications that have been:\nsubmitted by commercial organisations, professional groups or individuals\nreferred to us by the government or other committees and groups.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- Why our role is important\nThe Australian Government cannot financially support every new service or technology that comes onto the market.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n- We help to ensure public funding goes to those that are clinically effective and value for money.\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\n_No global-intelligence source text found yet. Run `CLAUDE/global-ideas-scraper.py ` to populate case-study sources._\n\n## Source Artifacts Used\n\n- `pages/about.html` - pages - http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/contact-us\n- `pages/homepage.html` - pages - http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1\n- `pages/priorities-index.html` - pages - http://www.msac.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No corporate plan text source found.\n- No annual report text source found.\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.", "legislation_md": "# Medical Services Advisory Committee - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:09:23.532221+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-002574\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Health, Disability and Ageing\n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 3\n- Unique legislation references found: 0\n\n## Legislation References\n\n_No Act/Regulation/Instrument references found in the local corpus._\n\n## Files Scanned\n\n- `pages/about.html` (page)\n- `pages/homepage.html` (page)\n- `pages/priorities-index.html` (page)", "global_initiatives_md": null, "strategy": null, "ideas": [ { "entity_id": "B-002574", "entity_name": "Medical Services Advisory Committee", "folder_name": "Medical-Services-Advisory-Committee", "category": "Case Processing", "scale": "small", "title": "Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases", "idea": "Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.", "quote": "9 December 2024\nMSAC August 2024 meeting\nView the list of applications that are scheduled for consideration at this 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"title": "Always-on policy participation platform", "idea": "Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.", "quote": "28 October 2024\nView all meetings\nHave your say\nFind out how you can have your say as part of the consultation process.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / stakeholders / policy teams", "source": "pages/homepage.html (http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/Home-1)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is 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