Saturday, May 9, 2015

New-generation cancer drugs to be subsidised under $1.3bn budget promise

Labor welcomes addition of new medicines but urges government to ditch four-year freeze on Medicare rebates that’s cutting $1bn from general practice

Australians with cancer will have access to new generation drugs as part of the federal government’s pledge of $1.3bn for new medicines.

The health minister, Sussan Ley, announced the four-year funding for drugs approved for the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.

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