Prime Minister – Joint Media Release – Cheaper Medicine for over 500,000 patients – Monday 30 September 2019 OFFICIAL THE HON. SCOTT MORRISON MP PRIME MINISTER   THE HON. GREG HUNT MP MINISTER FOR HEALTH MINISTER ASSISTING THE PRIME MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND CABINET MEDIA RELEASE Monday 30 September 2019 Cheaper medicine for over 500,000 patients Cheaper medicine is on the way for more than 500,000 patients from October 1, with price reductions for common scripts and new medicines added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), in some cases saving over $100,000 per patient. Medicines to treat lung cancer, lymphoblastic and acute leukaemia, and nausea associated with chemotherapy will now be available to patients on the PBS from tomorrow for just $40.30 per script, or $6.50 with a concession card. A further $390 million in mandated price reductions across 175 medicine brands will also flow through ...

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UNCLASSIFIED THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP Prime Minister  THE HON GREG HUNT MP Minister for Health  JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, 2 May 2019 A strong economy provides millions of Australians cheaper and free medicine A re-elected Morrison Government will invest $308 million to cut the cost of life changing prescription medicines for over 1.4 million Australians with chronic conditions who require multiple medicines. This will help Australians suffering from chronic conditions such as heart disease, high cholesterol, arthritis, asthma, diabetes and cancer. From 1 January 2020 the threshold to receive free or further discounted medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will be lowered by 12 scripts for pensioners and concession card holders and the equivalent of 2 scripts for non-concession card holders. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said pensioners and families would qualify much sooner for free or further discounted PBS medicines. “This change will save patients up to $80 ...

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