PBS is integral to Australia
March 5, 2012
THE Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme has become an integral
and trusted part of Australian life,
according to Prime Minister Julia
Gillard, who added that she “can’t
imagine this country without it”.
Speaking to delegates at the
Medicines Australia parliamentary
dinner last week, Gillard reassured
the industry that despite having to
make some “tough decisions and
difficult conversions” to the PBS,
the scheme is efficient and
sustainable and will be a “certainty
to Australian families for years to
come”.
“I’m here tonight because I’m
grateful that Medicines Australia
made those conversations
constructive and professional,”
Gillard said.
“With goodwill and compromise
on all sides, we’ve found way
through and we will continue to
work with you to ensure the
sustainability of the
Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme.
“The Memorandum of
Understanding between the
Government and Medicines
Australia on behalf of industry is
but one way we can provide
certainty for both parties,” she
added.
Addressing delegates, Gillard
described the MoU as a template
of effective and respectful
engagement for those in the
industry who would seek to
influence government.
MEANWHILE the Prime Minister
also took the opportunity to
acknowledge the pharmaceutical
industry and “its magnificent
contribution to the health of our
people and the productivity of our
nation”.
“You are a great Australian
success story, and on behalf of the
nation, I honour your success
tonight,” she said.
Backing up her praise, Gillard
said “I often talk about the new
economy growing from the
opportunities of the Asian century
and a future based on skills and
innovation [and] your industry
encapsulates exactly what I’m
talking about”.
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