Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2020
New laws that affect Australians from January 1, 2020
1 January 2020 - Today there are a raft of changes coming to welfare, health, education and many other living expenses. This is how it will change Australia in 2020.
From today, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme safety net threshold will be lowered by 12 scripts for pensioners and concession card holders – from 60 prescriptions to 48 – and the equivalent of two scripts for non-concession card holders.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said it will cut the cost of medicines for over 1.4 million Australians, with pensioners and families qualifying much sooner for free or further discounted PBS medicines.
Four new medicines will be added on the PBS.
These includes Verzenio (abemaciclib) for patients with advanced breast cancer and APO-Primidone (primidone) for patients with epilepsy.
