PBS co-payment
Co-payment cuts trump 60-day savings: Guild
Efforts to curb patient spending on medicines are generating savings the government says, but some measures are having a greater impact than others, a Guild leader believes Cuts to the …
Guild wants pharmacy back on top
Guild aims to turn down price and pump up clinical services to restore pharmacists to top of Australia’s ‘trust charts’ Gradual cuts to the price of prescription medicines are a critical …
Pharmacies to get 60-day back pay
Pharmacies will be able to access the new additional payments for PBS subsidised medications dispensed since 1 April 2024 once legislation relating to the 8CPA is passed New funding announced …
Budget gets mixed review from CAPS
Temporary freezes on PBS co-payments and the introduction of a 3.6% indexation on dispensing fees are welcome steps but government could have gone further, advocacy group claims Tuesday’s Federal Budget …
Removing dollar discount ‘a backward step’: CWH
Budget measure will increase medication costs for vulnerable patients, discounter warns Government plans to phase out the dollar discount on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed products, are “an anti-competitive backward step”, …
‘Real close’ to 8CPA deal: Guild
Guild leaders confident they are close to securing a deal for the 8CPA Following Tuesday night’s Federal Budget pharmacy owners are being urged to get ready for an announcement on …
Demise of dollar discount ‘goes against the grain’
Price freezes for PBS co-payments welcomed, but think tank queries benefits of ditching the dollar discount Experts from the Grattan Institute are questioning the government’s decision to phase out the …
Budget provides 8CPA preview
Government announces $480 million package to improve access to medicines and cut out-of-pocket spending as part of Budget 2024 Pharmacists have been given insight into what to expect from the …
60-day savings will grow: MP
Labor MP lauds cost-of-living relief from government’s double dispensing policy Savings stemming from Labor’s cut to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment and 60-day dispensing “will grow”, backbencher …
8CPA negotiations in ‘final stages’
Negotiators from all sides remain tight-lipped, but reports suggest 8CPA talks are nearing their conclusion “Significant progress” is being made in talks to secure the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), …
The week in review
The New Year has started with the issues of medicines access and affordability dominating the headlines once again Pharmacy organisations are reiterating their calls for continued dispensing measures to be …
Patient costs going in wrong direction: Guild
Guild calls for indexed increases to PBS co-payments to be dropped to ease cost of living pressures Annual increases to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general and concessional co-payments are …