MA joins PBS chorus

August 4, 2014

MEDICINES Australia (MA) has added its voice to submissions arguing that the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2014 should be scrapped (PD 30 Jul). The submission recommended that no further reform of the PBS was necessary, that introduction of co-payment and/or safety net threshold increases should take into account the impact on preventative and chronic health management and savings must be reinvested into medicines research and the PBS to ensure ongoing access to innovative medicines. Calling for “a stable and predictable policy environment”, MA said while savings had been made over the past few years, three negative effects had put additional pressure on federal budgets: declining exports by about 20% over the last 12 months, declining R&D by about 30% and significant restructuring and job losses in many companies. CLICK HERE to access submissions.

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Pharmacy Daily | MA joins PBS chorus

MA joins PBS chorus

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