A PROPOSAL was drafted by
Health Department officials in the
lead up to the 2013 federal budget
which floated the idea of increasing
the co-payment for concession
cardholders’ medicine subsidised
by the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme (PBS).
The Sunday Telegraph reported
Labor health spokeswoman
Catherine King confirmed Labor
rejected the plan, which looked to
increase the co-payment from $6 to
$12.70 to save taxpayers’ money.
King urged the Abbott government
to reject any revival of the plan, the
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