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EXPANDED ACCESS TO SUBSIDISED ORAL ANTIVIRAL PAXLOVID AND OTHER COVID SUPPORTS

March 30, 2023

From 1 April, more than 160,000 people aged 60 to 69 will have access to the antiviral treatment Paxlovid as the Albanese Government expands eligibility under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

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GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS ACCESS TO FAST ACTING INSULIN

March 16, 2023

The Albanese Government has secured access to Fiasp and Fiasp FlexTouch on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) for Australians living with Type 1 diabetes for the next six months.

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$15 MILLION FOR MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE RESEARCH

March 13, 2023

The Albanese Government is funding new research that could help prevent mitochondrial disease from being passed on to children by their mothers.

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END OF COVID-19 PREDEPARTURE TESTING REQUIREMENT IN CHINA

March 09, 2023

Australia’s pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers arriving from the People’s Republic of China, including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, will cease applying to flights that land in Australia at 12.01am on 11 March 2023.

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3.2 MILLION CHEAPER MEDICINES IN 2023

March 05, 2023

Australians are being encouraged to fill their prescriptions for medicines, especially as the maximum out of pocket cost for most medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is now $12.50 lower.

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT FOR NSW MEDICARE URGENT CARE CLINICS

March 02, 2023

An Expression of Interest (EOI) for 14 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) locations across metropolitan and regional New South Wales will open on 2 March 2023.

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