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In 1944, the Curtin Labor government passed the Pharmaceutical Benefits Act 1944 [1] [2] as part of a wider plan to create a British-style National Health Service.The Act was an extension of the similar Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme established in 1919 for Australian servicemen and women who had served in the Boer War and World War I.
The federal government's Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme was established in 1919 for Australian servicemen and women who had served in the Boer War and World War I. This allowed them to receive certain pharmaceuticals for free. In 1926, the Royal Commission on Health found that a national health insurance scheme should be ...
Under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, some prescription medications are subsidised by the Australian Government. The PBS does not cover the full cost of medications, and doesn't cover all medications either. People with certain concession cards, or that spend a lot on medicine, can also receive further rebates. [29]
The National Health Act 1953 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, which administers pharmaceutical, sickness and hospital benefits, alongside medical and dental services. The Act was passed in 1953 in the Fifth Menzies Ministry , under the second Menzies Government , with its "chief architect" being the then Minister for Health ...
The 2018 Australian federal budget was the ... Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ... An analysis of how the budget measures will affect women has concluded ...
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Attorney-General (Vic); Ex rel Dale v Commonwealth, [1] commonly known as the "First Pharmaceutical Benefits case", [2] was a High Court of Australia decision. The case dealt with limits of the powers of the Australian Federal Government under section 81 of the Constitution of Australia, [3] to take and spend money by legislation, in this case to fund reduced prices for prescription medicines.
The department is responsible for programs such as Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and agencies such as the Therapeutic Goods Administration. The department is responsible to parliament through the Minister for Health and Aged Care, and is supported by four assistant ministers. [3]