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Mark Butler establishes a place in history by ruling out new PBS savings measures
The research-based sector can leave Budget Week in Canberra reassured that the minister has ruled out the controversial 'cost reduction' pathway proposed in the HTA Review options paper or any new PBS savings measure for the foreseeable future.
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Latest News Health department makes a major change inside critical division May 17, 2024
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Latest News NZ Prime Minister says, 'We are recognising that we have a problem' May 16, 2024New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his Government understands the challenges facing patients in accessing medicines and is looking at solutions ahead of its Budget at the end of May.
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Podcast The 2024-25 Budget Review Podcast May 15, 2024Patients and pharmacies are the winners, but the Budget raises more questions than it answers, with a large Contingency Reserve and what appears to be a raft of decisions taken but not announced.
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Latest News Generic and biosimilar sector welcomes the Government's 'cost of living' Budget May 16, 2024"The affordable medicines sector is closely aligned to those dual aims and every time a new generic or biosimilar molecule is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, it triggers the release of millions of dollars in savings to the Government and relief to patients," said GBMA chair Professor Jane Halton AO PSM.
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Latest News The Budget should leave people in no doubt that more announcements are coming May 15, 2024The forecast includes around $6.4 billion in new spending comprised of additional funding for the new five year Community Pharmacy Agreement and new PBS listings. This could equate to between $1.5 and $2 billion in budgeted new spending for 2027-28. Yet the forecast is just $700 million higher than 2023-24. Something else is in there and more is coming.
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Latest News Stakeholder response to the Albanese Government's 2024-25 Budget May 15, 2024Stakeholders have delivered a range of responses to the Albanese Government's 2024-25 Budget.
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Latest News Budget maintains a single non-financial performance indicator for the PBS May 15, 2024The Department of Health and Aged Care has maintained a single non-financial performance indicator for administering the PBS.
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Latest News Patients secure a cost-of-living win with all indications more change is coming May 14, 2024The 2024-25 Budget represents a victory for patients and a significant turnaround for the Pharmacy Guild. The wider pharmaceutical sector is also now on notice to prepare for further discussions and a potential negotiation.
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Latest News Pre-Budget announcements keep coming for Health Minister Mark Butler May 14, 2024The pre-budget announcements continue for the Albanese Government, with Health Minister Mark Butler reconfirming the 1 May listing of medicines for endometrial cancer and a condition associated with chronic kidney disease.
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Latest News Some of the signs might be worrying, but not for the obvious reasons May 14, 2024If the Budget includes the additional $3 billion and forecast spending on the pharmaceuticals function shows low, flat, or even declining growth, it probably also includes new PBS savings measures, whether or not they are announced.
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Latest News GenesisCare appoints experienced healthcare executive to chair its board May 14, 2024The country’s largest specialised provider of oncology services, GenesisCare, has announced the appointment of experienced healthcare executive Robert Cooke as the chair of its board.
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Latest News Australian company appoints Melbourne-based Cell Therapies as preferred manufacturer May 14, 2024Australian company AdAlta has announced an agreement under which Cell Therapies will be established as the preferred manufacturing partner of its cellular immunotherapies.
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Latest News The industry's own experience reveals the importance of caution in Budget response May 13, 2024The industry appears optimistic about the 2024-25 Budget but caution is required given its own experience with hidden measures and unfunded announcements.
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Podcast Budget Week Preview Podcast - 12 May May 12, 2024Budget week is upon us. We share our experiences working on Budgets and discuss the behind-the-scenes process Governments undertake to develop their major annual set-piece announcement. Budgets have changed over the years with the increasing use of 'hidden' measures - which is why caution is required. Who should be telling who about communicating with patients?
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Latest News US lawmakers moving to ban industry partnerships with major Chinese companies May 13, 2024US lawmakers are planning to make it more difficult for the US-based biopharmaceutical industry to work with Chinese companies, including one of the world's largest clinical research organisations.
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Latest News Liz Selby named Sanofi's new acting country lead and head of pharma May 10, 2024Sanofi has announced that Liz Selby has been appointed as its acting country lead and head of pharma for Australia and New Zealand.
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