Parliament briefly debated the legislative framework for PBS decision-making almost 40 years ago. Since then, the system has steadily developed and implemented pricing reforms. There has been little meaningful reform of how medicines are assessed.
Until the law changes what the committee is instructed to weigh, these processes will deliver nothing
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