8 November 2024 - Fears of on-going delays to critical new medicine subsidies have been stoked by a Health Department admission that its independent drug assessor will continue to place a “maximum number” on submissions considered at its meetings, despite Health Minister Mark Butler calling an emergency meeting over the decision to indefinitely delay 45 medications.

It has now emerged that Mr Butler knew of the unprecedented decision for almost a month before the crisis became public.

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