The Australian government spent close to ten billion Australian dollars on section 85 drug subsidies through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in financial year 2022. Government expenditure increased in comparison to the 2021 financial year, and patient contributions decreased.
Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2022 (in million Australian dollars)
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Department of Health (Australia). (December 21, 2022). Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2022 (in million Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). "Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2022 (in million Australian dollars)." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). (2022). Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2022 (in million Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). "Expenditure on The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Pbs) in Australia from Financial Years 2016 to 2022 (in Million Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia), Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2022 (in million Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2022 (in million Australian dollars) [Graph], Department of Health (Australia), December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/