Health Minister Mark Butler has again stepped in to override the direction emerging from a federal advisory committee, abandoning a planned reclassification of intravitreal eye injections after warnings the change could harm patients financially and disrupt access to essential treatment. …
Mark Butler steps in to block eye injection funding change after patient warnings
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