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

Amid all of that what is clear is that these savings the Leader of the Opposition was determined to do everything possible to block. Well, we're just as determined to back patients in right to the hilt. We are determined for there to be a vibrant future for the community pharmacy sector. That is why we're reinvesting every single dollar the Commonwealth saves from this measure, and that is why, as I said in an earlier answer, we've agreed to bring forward the negotiation of the next funding agreement with the sector, with the aim of getting an agreement by 1 March. Ultimately, be clear about this: from our perspective good health policy is about the interests of patients, and that is what cheaper medicines deliver.

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