{"id":35094,"date":"2019-05-02T07:09:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T07:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=35094"},"modified":"2019-05-02T07:10:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T07:10:20","slug":"prime-minister-joint-media-release-a-strong-economy-provides-millions-of-australians-cheaper-and-free-medicine-thursday-2-may-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/prime-minister-joint-media-release-a-strong-economy-provides-millions-of-australians-cheaper-and-free-medicine-thursday-2-may-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister &#8211; Joint Media Release &#8211; A strong economy provides millions of Australians cheaper and free medicine &#8211; Thursday 2 May 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e40dfc;\">UNCLASSIFIED<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32647 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MESSAGE-FROM-THE-PRIME-MINISTER-1-488x400.png\" alt=\"MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER\" width=\"200\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e40dfc;\"><strong>THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP<br \/>\n<\/strong>Prime Minister<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e40dfc;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>THE HON GREG HUNT MP<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e40dfc;\">Minister for Health<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e40dfc;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>JOINT MEDIA RELEASE<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Thursday, 2 May 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34306\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/scott_morrison-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"scott_morrison\" width=\"200\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>A strong economy provides millions of Australians cheaper and free medicine<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">A re-elected Morrison Government will invest $308 million to cut the cost of life changing prescription medicines for over 1.4 million Australians with chronic conditions who require multiple medicines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">This will help Australians suffering from chronic conditions such as heart disease, high cholesterol, arthritis, asthma, diabetes and cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">From 1 January 2020 the threshold to receive free or further discounted medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will be lowered by 12 scripts for pensioners and concession card holders and the equivalent of 2 scripts for non-concession card holders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Prime Minister Scott Morrison said pensioners and families would qualify much sooner for free or further discounted PBS medicines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">\u201cThis change will save patients up to $80 per year but more importantly it means over one million Australians will be able to access free medicine even quicker,\u201d Mr Morrison said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">\u201cFamilies who require multiple medicines per month and pensioners with multiple chronic conditions will get the most benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">\u201cOur strong economic management means we are providing Australian patients with access to life-saving and life-changing medicines quicker than ever before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Health Minister Greg Hunt said the PBS covered over five thousand brands of medicines, which without subsidy could cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for patients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">&#8220;Through our subsidy of PBS medicines the cost has been reduced on average by 89 per cent,\u201d Mr Hunt said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">\u201cWe have a clear policy to list every new medicine on the PBS recommended by the independent experts the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, in stark contrast to Labor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">\u201cSince 2013 we have made over 2000 new medicines listings on the PBS through an investment of over $10.6 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">\u201cLabor never decreased the safety net when they were in Government and they stopped listing medicines on the PBS.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">In 2011 when, the current leader of the opposition, Bill Shorten was Assistant Treasurer, Labor took the unprecedented step of stopping the listing of new medicines on the PBS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Labor\u2019s 2011-12 Budget stated \u201c<em>given the current fiscal environment the listing of some medicines would be deferred until fiscal circumstances permit<\/em>\u201d[1]. This included medicines for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, endometriosis and IVF amongst others. A strong economy ensures that the Morrison Government is able to invest in essential health services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Recent new PBS listings for lung cancer were costing patients $88,000 per year, cystic fibrosis $250,000 a year and arthritis over $16,000 per year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Through the PBS Australian patients access medicines for $6.50 per script for concession card holders or $40.30 per script for general patients in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">The Morrison Government\u2019s plan for\u00a0<em>Strengthening Australia&#8217;s World-Class Health System\u00a0<\/em>is providing Australians with access to quality medical care, record hospital funding, affordable life-changing medicines and breakthrough research for new drugs and treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Medicare funding is at record levels. Almost nine out of 10 Australians who visit the doctor have no out of pocket costs with GP bulk billing rates at a record 86 per cent, up from 82 per cent under Labor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Hospital funding is up 60 per cent since Labor left office in 2013 and the Morrison Government is providing an additional $31 billion for hospitals from 2020-21 to 2024-25 to employ more nurses, doctors and specialists, delivering \u2013 in partnership with the states and territories \u2013 more surgeries and medical services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\"><strong>Media contact:\u00a0<\/strong>Rosa Stathis, 0417 669 223<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">Coalition Campaign Headquarters<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">[1]\u00a02011-12 Health Portfolio Budget Statement, outcome 2, page 121,<a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/internet\/budget\/publishing.nsf\/Content\/2011-2012_Health_PBS\">http:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/internet\/budget\/publishing.nsf\/Content\/2011-2012_Health_PBS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">______________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information\u00a0that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or\u00a0other privilege. 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