Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I will repeat: there is no cap. We are managing unprecedented submissions coming to PBAC and we need to make sure those medicines are safe and ready to use. It is done in March and May. For those opposite that have voted against cheaper medicines in this chamber to then come in here and point the finger at us on medicines, we have done more in 2½ years to bring down the price of medicines, to make sure medicines are more affordable, to make sure people who are on long-term medications can get double the amount of medications for the price of one month. And from 1 July 2022 to 1 November 2024 the government has committed additional funding for 265 new and amended PBS listings. A further 476 items were also approved where the budget funding is already provided and there have been a further 22 price changes. We are doing everything we can to make more medicines available.