co-pay
The week in review
It was all about the Budget this week as historic changes passed on co-pay reductions, while the pharmacists’ union slammed Chemist Warehouse’s “super profit” Budget bites When the national budget …
Co-pay cut confirmed
Federal Budget delivers on government’s promised PBS co-pay reduction and promises to boost student numbers in healthcare The Albanese government has delivered on its promised commitment to reduce the PBS …
Setting the agenda
Health Minister highlights medicine costs, pharmacist aged care role expansion as key areas for the new government Health Minister Mark Butler began his first speech to a pharmacy audience since …
PBS co-pay cut confirmed
The new federal government has confirmed its election commitment to shave $12.50 off the maximum PBS co-pay cost The ALP’s list of priorities for its term of government were revealed …
‘A tax on younger pharmacists’
Guild president calls for the removal of accreditation fees, but says community pharmacy pay situation is improving Accreditation fees for pharmacists represent a ‘tax on younger pharmacists’ and should be …
The view from the hill
Guild national president Trent Twomey talks about his fight against postcode healthcare, his views on the 7CPA, pharmacy’s COVID vaccination future and professional services expansion AJP: Are you pleased to …
A flawed agenda
The Government’s current narrow focus on 60-day dispensing and the $1 discount is doing little to ease fears that universal access to medicines is under threat from its determination to …
Getting the cost down
One quarter of PBS scripts now under co-pay, report reveals More than one quarter of all PBS/RPBS dispenses are now under co-pay prescriptions, a new PBS report reveals. Released on …