State premiers have accused the Albanese government of shortchanging Australians tens of billions of dollars in health funding, warning the gap will jeopardise the quality of hospital services while leaving states worse off under a federal proposal asking them to spend more on disability programs.

State and territory chiefs met on Monday to discuss overdue funding reforms from a landmark National Cabinet meeting in December 2023 , when the states agreed to help fund a new system of disability “foundational support” to take pressure off the $48 billion NDIS.

State premiers Jacinta Allan and Chris Minns have issued a statement with their counterparts lashing federal health spending plans. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

But almost two years later, a final deal is yet to be struck, leading

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