PBS policy has become a 'crash or crash through' fixation on pricing and savings with decision-makers grabbing what they can while hoping to minimise the damage in the form of unintended consequences for patients. It is a case study of how not to manage a public health program. …
These issues and the process are further evidence of a system under significant strain
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