Category Archives: pharmaceutical benefits scheme

The latest wrap of health and medical reading at The Conversation

November 11, 2011 – 7:40 pm

Thanks to Fron Jackson-Webb from The Conversation for providing this latest wrap of  health and medical news. The stories below cover pharma industry lobbying, the pokies debate, and plenty more… *** The tricks companies use to get over-priced drugs on the PBS By Thomas Faunce, ARC Future Fellow at Australian National University: Boehringer Ingelheim, manufacturer of [...]

By Melissa Sweet | Also posted in childbirth and maternity services, gambling, health & medical marketing, men's health, mental health, obesity, pharmaceutical industry, pharmacy, public health, women's health | Comments (0)

Affordability and access to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

September 29, 2011 – 12:29 pm

One of the first things Croakey learnt as a new, wet-behind-the-ears, political adviser was that there were only two things in Parliament House trusted by all sides of politics, the coffee at Aussies and the high quality of the research undertaken by the Parliamentary Library. Rebecca de Boer shows that nothing has changed since that [...]

By Jennifer Doggett | Also posted in health financing and costs, health reform | Comments (3)

The universality of the PBS is being eroded – a new study warns.

September 13, 2011 – 1:34 pm

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) has served Australians well for many years but recent policy changes are undermining the universality of this important health program. This is highlighted by new research which shows that Australia is falling behind the rest of the developed world in ensuring its citizens have access to affordable medicines. This research, [...]

By Jennifer Doggett | Comments (3)