Second Reading Speeches

National Health Amendment (Budget Measures—Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health and Ageing
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

National Health Act 1953
to: exclude early supply of certain pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) medicines from safety net entitlements and apply standard patient co-payments to such supplies; and increase the PBS Safety Net threshold.

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