The PBS is an outlier when it comes to patient rights. It is not just the NDIS. Contrast the non-existence of a patient charter of rights for PBS decision-making with hospitals and aged care. Even private health insurers are subject to an ombudsman with investigatory powers. What makes this program uniquely resistant to patient agency and rights? …
This complete absence of patient power and agency makes this a health system outlier
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