S100 limits to stay.(Australian law regarding health benefits for Aboriginal peoples)(Brief Article)

Australian Doctor,  September, 2005  by Limprecht, Eleanor

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by Eleanor Limprecht

THE Federal Health Department has baulked at extending to rural and urban areas a scheme that allows Aboriginal people in remote areas free access to PBS medicines, despite the Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council backing the change.

Since 1999, under Section 100 of the National Health Act, Aboriginal Health Services in remote areas have been able to order PBS medicines in bulk from local pharmacies and supply them on site with no co-payment required by patients.

Section 100 addressed concerns that the expenditure on drugs for Aboriginal and ...

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