Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2025
Australia’s PBS must ‘absolutely’ be protected in trade talks, says Make America Healthy Again medical adviser Aseem Malhotra
26 July 2025 - The chief medical adviser to Make America Healthy Again campaign has defended Australia’s PBS, as the Trump administration comes under pressure to drag the pharmaceuticals program into tariff negotiations.
Australia’s PBS caps the price of medicines on the scheme at $31.60 for consumers and must “100 per cent, absolutely” be protected in trade negotiations, MAHA Action medical chief and British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra said.
