2 May 2019 - The Coalition has promised more support for Australians with ongoing medicine needs, vowing to lower safety net thresholds on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to share the financial burden of chronic illness.

Having promoted its record listing of new medicines on the PBS, the Coalition, if re-elected, would deliver broader benefits to more than 1.4 million Australians and return thresholds to 2009 levels. The $308 million pledge — separate to existing budget initiatives and scheduled to start in 2020 — is the Coalition’s most significant health announcement so far in the campaign.

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