The Impact of the PBS Reform - Report to the Parliament, from the Department of Health and Ageing, details the impact of the various aspects of the 2007 reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, which significantly restructured PBS pricing arrangements, including the impact on government expenditure, consumers, industry, pharmacy, wholesalers and prescribers.
The indications are that the overall impact on patients has been positive and a modest reduction in government expenditure on the PBS has occurred. The Government views the figures with cautious optimism.
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