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Cost of some life-saving drugs to be slashed
1 May 2022 - Changes to the PBS could save some Australians as much as $2.5 million per treatment, as others ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2022
More senior Australians to get cheaper health care and medication under $70m Coalition election pitch
2 May 2022 - More self-funded retirees would be able to access cheaper health care and medication under a multi-million-dollar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2022
Scott Morrison pledges to cut $10 from Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme scripts
30 April 2022 - A re-elected Morrison government would cut the price of medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2022
Cost of medicines a key election issue
22 April 2022 - Health and community pharmacy peak bodies have formed a coalition urging parties to recognise medicine affordability ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2022
Mystery solved over Hansard change to hide budget’s missing $10 drug price cut
4 April 2022 - Financial Services Minister Jane Hume’s office asked Hansard staff to delete references to a planned $10 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2022
2022 April cycle - brand price reductions and savings to patients
31 March 2022 - Brand price reductions and savings to patients resulting from the 2022 April cycle of price disclosure have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2022
Government hopes to hook voters with cheaper drugs
29 March 2022 - Patients will get access to cheaper or free medicines sooner under plans to reduce the PBS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Government fails to adequately address medicine affordability for working Australians
29 March 2022 - The cost of medicines will continue to go up unchecked as the Federal Government has failed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2022
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: Pharmacy Guild of Australia say medication becoming unaffordable
1 March 2022 - A western Sydney pharmacist said Australians take pride in a universal healthcare system but “the universe doesn’t ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2022
Peter paid $60,000 to boost his cancer survival chances, but others miss out
15 February 2022 - Some cancer patients are dipping into their superannuation to pay for treatments under a “two-tiered system” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2022
Women in Dobell can’t afford medicine
8 February 2022 - A third of women living in the federal electorate of Dobell struggle to afford prescription medicines, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2021
The challenges of inadequate financial support for Australians with cancer
21 October 2021 - The publicly funded Medicare system in Australia has been recognised as a leading universal health care model. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2020
Private health insurance hikes set to hit Australians soon
10 September 2020 - Thousands of Australians have ditched their private health insurance cover in recent months due to money worries. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2020
Thousands drop private health insurance after questioning its value
1 September 2020 - It's crunch time in many households, with money tighter than ever as the economic impact of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2020
Why are Australians ditching private health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic?
18 August 2020 - Despite the fact a deadly virus is raging around us, thousands of young Australians have decided ...