'The Facts'

Health system far from a 'money pit' July 7, 2016

One of the fundamental weaknesses in the Coalition's approach to health policy is that it has been driven by a publicly expressed concern over growth in spending that is not supported by the facts.

Spending shift from F2 to F1 May 6, 2016

The 2014-15 PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report has for the first time included the split of spending and prescription volumes between the F1 and F2 formularies.

Official report confirms fall in PBS spend May 5, 2016

The Department of Health has published the official 2014-15 PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report that reveals a 3.5 per cent decline in spending on the scheme.

No new savings but price disclosure savings forecast to hit $20 billion May 3, 2016

No new PBS price savings measures will bring relief for the pharmaceutical sector. However, the Government now expects savings from price disclosure to exceed a staggering $20 billion over the years to 2020.

Budget 2016-17 - the measures May 3, 2016

PBS, LSDP, vaccines and the National Blood Authority $12.3 million over five years to fund ORFADIN (nitisinone) through the LSDP. Continued funding for legal action to seek compensation for...

Where will the money come from? September 22, 2015

Unless the new reforms deliver another wave of unbudgeted PBS savings, finding the money for new listings in a system that is not growing will remain a challenge, made worse by things like $300 million downward revisions.

A list full of generics June 1, 2015

The reconstruction shows that around 60 per cent of the listings claimed by the Government are generics, and that some drugs have been counted multiple times, reflecting the number of new brands.

PBS share of health starts to rise May 18, 2015

PBS spending as a share of total health spending has fallen for the past five years, but the Budget has revealed that it's about to start rising.

PBS forecast revised up again May 13, 2015

The era of massive reform-driven downward revisions has definitely come to an end.

The ‘announced’ measures May 12, 2015

New listings, price cuts, the MRFF, while the Government is sticking with the proposed increase in PBS co-payments and Safety Net thresholds.

Savings cut $1-in-$5 from the PBS March 31, 2015

Budgeted PBS savings will reduce spending on the scheme by almost 18 per cent between 2010 and 2018, according to a follow-up PharmaDispatch analysis that has been welcomed by Medicines Australia.

Special Report: $10 billion in the bank March 30, 2015

The Government has budgeted to save over $2.70 for every $1 spent on new medicines between 2010 and 2018.

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