Angry state premiers from both sides of politics have accused the federal government of driving up pressure on the hospital system by failing to properly fund the aged care sector.

The states have also taken the Commonwealth to task for what they say is a shortfall in health funding worth tens of billions of dollars, warning the lack of spending could mean Australians miss out on crucial hospital services.

Negotiations are under way for a new five-year hospital funding agreement, but the public back-and-forth over the deal is becoming increasingly acrimonious.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said a shortage of aged care beds was having flow-on consequences for the hospital system.

"We've got hundreds of patients in NSW public hospitals that would ordinarily be discharged, except they've got no

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