25 March 2017 - Sick Australians will save $500 million over four years and up to $200 a year each on the cost of medicines in an announcement by Health Minister Greg Hunt today.
Drugs to treat diseases and illnesses like breast cancer, mental health, eczema, psoriasis and Parkinson’s disease will have prices slashed in a bid to ease cost of living pressures for millions of Australians.
More than 1100 medicines will have their prices cut from April 1.