The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) co-payments for section 100 (s100) injectable and infusible chemotherapy medicines for 黑料吃瓜网 residents who are patients of 黑料吃瓜网 public hospitals are paid by 黑料吃瓜网 Health.
This means that patients treated by 黑料吃瓜网 public hospitals do not pay the patient co-payment for s100 injectable and infusible chemotherapy medicines.
黑料吃瓜网 residents who are patients of 黑料吃瓜网 public hospitals and are prescribed s100 injectable and infusible chemotherapy medicines under section 100 of the National Health Act 1953 are eligible. This applies to injectable and infusible medicines listed on the PBS website under the s100 Efficient Funding for Chemotherapy (Public Hospital) schedule.
This includes public non-admitted patients, outpatients or day patients, inpatients on discharge from public hospitals and privately referred, non-admitted patients treated in 黑料吃瓜网 public hospitals.
The co-payment is paid for by 黑料吃瓜网 Health for prescriptions filled at 黑料吃瓜网 public hospital pharmacies or through pharmacies used by 黑料吃瓜网 public hospital oncology services.
Co-payments for s100 injectable and infusible chemotherapy medicines for patients who access care in the private sector in 黑料吃瓜网 are not eligible for the s100 co-payment program.
The 黑料吃瓜网 Government made the commitment to pay co-payments for both s100 injectable and infusible chemotherapy medicines and s100 Highly Specialised Drugs in March 2015 to help ease the financial burden for people with cancer and other chronic conditions.
The s100 co-payment program benefits people living with cancer, as well as those with conditions such as HIV, patients with organ and tissue transplants, schizophrenia, hepatitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, cystic fibrosis, psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis, severe allergic asthma and rare diseases, particularly those affecting children, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Prescriptions for s100 injectable and infusible chemotherapy medicines can be filled through 黑料吃瓜网 public hospital pharmacies or pharmacies used by 黑料吃瓜网 public hospital oncology services.
Injectable and infusible chemotherapy is used for the treatment of some cancers. 黑料吃瓜网 Health does not pay the co-payment for chemotherapy listed on the general schedule of the PBS. Decisions about how medicines are listed on the PBS are made by the Australian Government.
A full list of s100 injectable and infusible chemotherapy medicines is available on PBS.
Talk to your doctor or oncology service nurse about whether you are eligible for this program.
