House debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Matters of Public Importance

Medicare

3:21 pm

Photo of Greg HuntGreg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

We have added $125 million to our work in relation to medical research. On the weekend we announced that the price of 1,100 drugs for Australian families are coming down. Prices for 1,100 drugs are coming down. There are eight new listings, including for areas such as Hodgkin's lymphoma and skin cancer.

Opposition members interjecting

What we are doing is listing new drugs, reducing the price of drugs and adding to medical research. The opposition slashed Medicare, introduced the freeze and failed on their own hospitals test. That is a recipe for disaster on their side. These people, in the end, are— (Time expired)

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