The Liberal National Government will make a medicine for a rare type of lung cancer caused by a gene defect affordable, saving patients $140,000 a year. From 1 January the medicine Xalkori® (crizotinib) will made available through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for lung cancer patients with a c-ROS proto-oncogene 1 (ROS1) gene rearrangement.…
E&OE… Topics; Labor’s private health insurance policy forcing regional hospitals to cut services; Mavenclad listed on the PBS for MS MICHAEL MCLAREN: Look, from that back into the real world – good news for multiple sclerosis sufferers this Christmas Eve because patients are set to save $54,000 a year after the drug Mavenclad…
The Liberal National Government will list a new medicine for adults with genetic kidney disease on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), saving patients around $23,000 a year. Jinarc® (tolvaptan) will be available through the PBS from 1 January 2019. It is the first effective drug treatment for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)…
For many, Christmas and New Year is a time of celebration with family, friends and loved ones. However, the end of year holiday season can also be a time when many people experience stress, anxiety, depression, or social isolation. Over this period, I want to encourage those seeking help to visit the Head…
The Liberal National Government will invest in world leading cancer research that will focus on more accurate diagnosis, more effective treatments and improved survivorship of a broad range of cancers. Our Government, through Cancer Australia, will invest $7.1 million in research grants, with an additional $4.7 million contributed by funding partners Cancer Council Australia,…
More Australians are visiting their doctor without having to pay a cent, with new data showing a record GP bulk billing rate for the September quarter. The data for the first quarter of the 2018-19 financial year has the GP bulk billing rate at a record 86.1 per cent. This is 0.2 per…
E&OE… Topics: $110 million support for young Australians with severe mental illness; CAR-T Therapy; health insurance costs; sugar tax TOM CONNELL: Let’s go to our next interview of the day though, Health Minister Greg Hunt has been good enough to join us in Brisbane where, well, plenty of announcements lately, Minister, but let’s…
E&OE… Topics: $185 million for dementia and ageing medical research; CAR-T Therapy; private healthcare premiums; pill testing at festivals JANE MARWICK: So a couple of big announcements from the federal Health Minister who joins me now. He is Greg Hunt. Minister, good morning, welcome to the program. GREG HUNT: And good morning…
The Liberal National Government is providing $110 million so a number of headspace centres around the country can continue to provide specialist clinical services for young people at the early stages of severe mental illness. Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, said the two-year funding will go to continue the Early…
The Liberal National Government is providing $110 million so a number of headspace centres around the country can continue to provide specialist clinical services for young people at the early stages of severe mental illness. The two-year funding will go to continue the Early Psychosis Youth Services (EPYS) program at 14 different headspace centres…