The Albanese Government has released its 2023-24 Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook, which includes $3.5 billion since the May Budget for new medicines on the PBS, but also an expected decline in spending on the program that must be qualified because the estimate does not include the impact of future new listings.
Update reveals significant spending on new listings since the May Budget
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