The Australian government spent over nine billion Australian dollars on section 85 drug subsidies through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in financial year 2021. Government expenditure increased in comparison to the 2020 financial year, and patient contributions decreased.
Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2021 (in million Australian dollars)
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Department of Health (Australia). (December 14, 2020). Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2021 (in million Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). "Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2021 (in million Australian dollars)." Chart. December 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). (2020). Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2021 (in million Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). "Expenditure on The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Pbs) in Australia from Financial Years 2016 to 2021 (in Million Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia), Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2021 (in million Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/ (last visited July 03, 2022)