From 1 January 2025, the Australian Government introduced a freeze on the patient co-payment for medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). This will support you to access the medications you need without additional financial strain.
From 1 January 2025, the Australian Government introduced a freeze on the maximum patient co-payment for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines.
For all Medicare cardholders, the patient co-payment is frozen at $31.60 for 2025 and will not increase due to indexation for one year.
For pensioners and Commonwealth concession cardholders, the patient co-payment for PBS medicines will remain at $7.70 until 2030.
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