A commitment by the Labor Party to establish a permanent Australian Health Reform Commission if it wins government at the upcoming election has been welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild.
Shadow Health Minister, Catherine King, outlined the plan yesterday at the National Press Club, saying the proposed Commission would be an independent, legislated body...charged with developing and overseeing a long-term health agenda, rather than being driven by election cycles.
The Commission would aim to improve the healthcare system through reducing inequality and improving its universality, reporting to all governments through COAG.
King also committed the Labor Party to working with pharmacists and the medicines sector to improve access to PBS drugs, as well as an "early and inclusive" negotiation towards a new 2020 Community Pharmacy Agreement.
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