National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025

Senator McALLISTER (New South Wales—Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) (12:21): Senator, I think that you are probably reading from government information in relation to eligibility. The government is bringing this bill before the chamber with a view to lowering the price, the maximum co-payment, that can be paid by a person under the PBS.

It's not a bill to deal with eligibility for the PBS or eligibility for Medicare. The government, broadly, of course, reviews settings from time to time, but the government self-evidently is not bringing a bill before this chamber to change eligibility for Medicare.