APESMA has cautiously
welcomed an announcement today
by Health Minister Tanya Plibersek
that the HMR program would
continue apparently with little
change in the fee paid to the
hundreds of pharmacists who
provide the important program to
Australian patients (PD today p1)
President of APESMA’s Pharmacy
Division, Dr Geoff March, said more
detail was required to assess the
announcement but he welcomed
the news that the HMR
program would apparently include
“virtually no change to the current
fees for HMR or other vital
medication management services
under the Fifth Agreement”.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 22 Mar 13 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 22 Mar 13
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