Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2019
Can we stop the medicine arms race?
22 October 2019 - Patients at risk of “exploitative manipulation” from medicines lobbyists if PBS politicisation continues, doctor tells parliament
Arguments have continued to rage in Federal Parliament over claims of the apparent politicisation of the process of listing medicines on the PBS.
As reported yesterday, the government and opposition have been arguing over proposed amendments to the PBS safety net threshold, and whether there has been a delay in the listing of PBAC-approved medicines for political reasons.
