Senator XENOPHON (South Australia) (14:51): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Ludwig. It is common practice for private health funds to pay less to private hospitals in South Australia than they pay for the same procedures elsewhere in Australia. The Private Hospital Data Bureau annual report 2010-11 reveals that, if all the care undertaken in South Australian private hospitals had been priced at the national rates, the revenue returned to South Australian private hospitals would have been 17 per cent or $75 million higher. Is the minister aware of this and, if so, can the minister provide information on any action the government has taken or is planning to take to address this apparent disparity and the immense pressure it is placing on South Australian private hospitals?