Health minister Mark Butler publicly dismissed the risk that increasing dispensed quantities of PBS-listed medicines would worsen shortages at least nine times before he received advice from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee. …
What was the point of asking for PBAC advice after dismissing the risk nine times?
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