Mark Butler (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

slashing the price of general patient scripts from $42.50 to just $30. I'm delighted to report that in just the first two months of our cheaper medicines policy we've delivered even greater savings than we predicted. The prices of more than 3.2 million scripts have already come down, delivering more than $36 million into the pockets of hardworking Australians.

This isn't just good for their hip pockets. As the member for Robertson well knows, this is good for their health. Every year, almost a million Australians defer or go without a script their doctor has said is important for their health, because they can't afford it. It's already making a big difference. Megan, who's in her early 30s, wrote to us saying: 'As a chronic pain sufferer, it's great to be able to get some savings on prescription medications. It's making a real difference to my household budget.' That's just one example of the millions of Australians who are benefitting from the Albanese government's cheaper medicines policy.

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