Pharmacy Daily | Australia Post for PBS payment outsourcing

AUSTRALIA Post has confirmed it will submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Department of Health’s call for the provision of claims and payments for Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PD 08 Aug). As first reported by the Australian Financial Review, Australia Post ceo Ahmed Fahour confirmed the company would pitch at a conference in Melbourne last week. In a statement sent to PD, Australia Post said it was a proven trusted services provider and had a demonstrated track record delivering important services to the community. “We will be responding to the expression of interest by the Department of Health.” The Minister of Health Peter Dutton has said the call for EOIs came as the Department sought to simplify and streamline systems, and that the Government was committed to cutting red tape in the health system. He said current IT systems that managed the payment processes were dated. Submissions close 22 Aug.

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