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Budget 2024 health: no funding for promised cancer drugs disappoints breast cancer patient - extension to screening welcomed
30 May 2024 - A cancer patient is disappointed with a lack of funding for new medicines in Budget 2024, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2024
Budget 2024–25: cheaper medicines, new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and more free mental health services in a stronger Medicare
14 May 2024 - The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to improve our health system: strengthening Medicare, the heart of universal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2024
PHARMAC funding will not stretch to new medicines - chief executive
29 April 2024 - A multi-million dollar budget boost for PHARMAC will only keep the lights on, doctors and patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2024
Government boosts PHARMAC funding by $1.7 billion as inaugural medicines summit begins
29 April 2024 - The Government will boost PHARMAC’s budget by more than $1.7 billion over the next four years, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2023
UK faces £50 billion economic hit due to spiralling medicines levy
12 October 2023 - A year on from the publication of analysis, which found that excessive double digit UK rebates ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2023
Federal Budget: Government confirms commitment to build a 21st Century health system
9 May 2023 - Medicines Australia commends the Federal Government for the significant investment in new health measures and reforms in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2023
Government must place a higher value on vaccines and medicines that deliver long term benefits
30 January 2023 - Medicines Australia has used its budget submission to remind Government of its commitment to lower Australia’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2022
October Budget 2022-23: a no surprise budget for health
25 October 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes tonight’s Budget which take steps towards addressing economic pressures and introduces new funding ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2022
Budget October 2022–23: strengthening Medicare
25 October 2022 - The Australian Government’s 2022-23 Budget begins the task of strengthening Medicare after a decade of cuts and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2022
PHARMAC says funding Trikafta would take 'almost all' new money
8 June 2022 - PHARMAC's chairman says funding the cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta would swallow nearly all the new money ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2022
Budget 2022: PHARMAC funding boost a 'glimpse of hope' for cystic fibrosis sufferer
25 May 2022 - For the first time in his life, Troy Watson thought he was going to "lose the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Budget 2022: critically ill patients 'bitterly disappointed' by PHARMAC funding
19 May 2022 - Critically ill patients say they're "bitterly disappointed" by today's PHARMAC Budget announcement and were left looking ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Budget 2022-23 – no ‘big bang’ announcements in health
29 March 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes tonight’s Budget announcements for new PBS listings and on-going COVID-19 measures. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Record investment in the future of Australia's health system
29 March 2022 - The Australian Government is investing in a stronger health system as part of our plan for a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2022
Federal Budget vision must extend beyond election day to secure better long-term health for all Australians
28 March 2022 - Medicines Australia is hoping tomorrow’s Budget reveals a long-term vision for health with strong investments in ...