Affordable Medicines

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The Government and opposition have committed to lowering the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) maximum general co-payment from its previous level of $42.50 to between $30 - $32.50¹, a significant saving for patients who are struggling to afford their medicines.

This will benefit up to 19 million people who do not have access to a concession card and will go a long way toward easing the cost of living pressures currently faced by Australians around the country.

Around 30 per cent of Australians have struggled to afford their prescription medicines in the last three years². By lowering the amount patients pay over the counter, more Australians will be able to afford to take their medicines when they need them.

A historic step for health care in Australia with the PBS co-payment for general patients being cut for the first time in its 70-year history.

¹ Based on who forms a majority government after the 2022 Federal Election.
² Insightfully Research, April 2022

We still need your help

Now that commitments have been made to lowering the cost of prescription medicines, we would like to ask for your support in thanking your local candidates in the upcoming election, and asking them to ensure they follow through with their commitment should they be elected.

Reducing the cost of prescription medicines will provide significant relief to thousands of people who are struggling to afford their medicines and other essentials, and we want to ensure that this policy goes ahead regardless of who is elected.

Millions of Australians are relying on us to keep the pressure on and hold our MPs accountable.

Life-saving medicines are now in reach. This is a historic healthcare achievement for Australians, and we couldn’t have done it without you.

Thank your local candidates and hold them to their commitment

We’ve made it easy for you to send your local candidates in the upcoming federal election a message to thank them, and urge them to follow through on their commitment to lower the cost of prescription medicines should they be elected.

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Your annual saving amount wil be: $500.20

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To our partners across the industry, including the Australian Patients Association, Chronic Pain Australia and Musculoskeletal Australia, who joined our campaign; to the thousands of community pharmacists who displayed campaign material throughout their pharmacies and spoke to their patients about our initiative; and above all the tens of thousands of Australians who signed our petition, sent emails and wrote letters to their local members telling them to lower the cost of prescription medicines,
we just want to say THANK YOU!

Without your help, our campaign could not have achieved the results it has. By taking a stand, in whatever way, shape or form it took, you helped convince our government that this issue needed to be addressed urgently, and in doing so, gave millions of Australians access to cheaper prescription medicines and more affordable healthcare. The significance of this cannot be understated, and it was all because of your support that it has been made possible. So again, we thank you for doing your part, and hope that you continue to advocate for more affordable and accessible healthcare for Australians now and into the future.

The Cost of Your Prescription Medicines is Being Reduced

The Government and opposition have committed to lowering the cost of prescription medicines.

We still need your help

Thank your local candidates and hold them to their commitment

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