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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 24 Oct 2021
Breast cancer treatment expanded on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
24 October 2021 - The Morrison Government is helping improve access to an important treatment for Australians battling a form of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2021
Landmark PBS listing for Australians with bowel cancer
20 July 2021 - The Australian Government is providing access to a new treatment through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to support ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2021
PBS listings to support patients with mesothelioma
23 June 2021 - From July 1, thousands of Australians and their families suffering from rare cancers and genetic disorders are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2021
Efficient funding of chemotherapy review - submissions on discussion paper
18 June 2021 - The efficient funding of chemotherapy review discussion paper was released on 21 May 2021 to gain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2021
Expanded PBS listing to save Australians around $120,000 a year
17 June 2021 - More than 800 Australians with stage IV advanced or metastatic kidney cancer will now have improved access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2021
Budget 2021: Alison Day meets with Greg Hunt to help other cancer sufferers
10 May 2021 - Mum of two Alison Day - who has a terminal breast cancer diagnosis - has secured more ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2021
Cancer expert to head review into efficient and equitable access to chemotherapy medicines
1 May 2021 - Renowned cancer expert Professor Sanchia Aranda AM will head an Australian Government review aimed at making ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2021
PBS listing slashes breast cancer treatment from $50k to hundreds of dollars
27 March 2021 - Breast cancer patients will have access to a lifesaving medicine on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2021
Genomic testing: cutting-edge cancer care denied to thousands
14 March 2021 - People with advanced cancer who have run out of treatment options are missing out on cutting-edge genomic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jan 2021
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 January 2021 update
1 January 2021 - The January 2021 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Dec 2020
PBS listings bring greater hope in fight against multiple myeloma and severe psoriasis
28 December 2020 - Critical new medicines have been listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, including to fight one of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Dec 2020
Expanded PBS access to breakthrough medicine for lung cancer
20 December 2020 - A significant lung cancer treatment option that costs approximately $88,000 a year will soon be available for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2020
Lung cancer drug subsidy will make 'big difference' for patients
20 December 2020 - If you’re a non-smoking woman and you develop a cough, the last thing you think you've ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2020
PBS support for Australians living with leukaemia
28 November 2020 - Patients living with one of Australia’s most common forms of leukaemia are set to benefit from expanded ...