Monthly Archives: May 2013
Budget 2013 – A Bland Budget
On Tuesday 14th May, Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered what many have called a ‘safe’ budget. Opting not to use his time to outline a range of pre-election sweeteners, the government chose to defend its deficit position in a bland budget that focussed on Labor’s two legacy items – Gonski and the NDIS. Continue reading
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Budget 2013 – A changing PBS operating environment
For many Eye Spy readers, hearing no price related changes to the PBS was the best possible outcome of the 2013 Budget. A momentary sigh of relief, but upon closer inspection we see that the operating environment for medicines is changing in Australia despite repeated calls for certainly and predictability. Continue reading
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Tagged GMIA, Medicines Australia, MOU, Pricing
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Top 5 – Health Items in the 2013 Budget
We look a little deeper into the Budget papers to find the Top 5 Health announcements. Continue reading
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