Do any of the LNP supporters on here want to tell me what's good about this government's recent changes to the PBS, that has increased the cost of one of my husbands life preserving medications from $37 to $150?
They snuck that one through pretty quietly. First thing we knew about it was when he had to get a prescription filled today.
Consumers will pay up to 50 per cent less for many common medicines under changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to be announced by Health Minister Sussan Ley on Wednesday.
The changes are also expected to save the budget about $3 billion over five years by encouraging consumers to choose cheaper, identical generic versions of off-patent drugs and less expensive similar drugs.
Now that I have calmed down a bit, it's not that we can't afford it - we can. But this isn't some lifestyle/choice thing. People who take these drugs NEED them. I feel for those that might not be the financial position we are.
And I repeat me question. How can this be a good thing?
