An assessment of the Coalition's record on the PBS since 2013 reveals a complex reality - it has listed PBAC recommendations but overseen substantial price reforms under which it has effectively shifted funding away from new and newer medicines towards pharmacy.
The Coalition's record on the PBS reveals a very complex picture
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