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10 June 2025 - This targeted questions and answers session provided an opportunity to ask us questions about the Support at Home program and transition.

10 June 2025 - This webinar gave providers and workers information about how to provide Monthly Care Statements. This included how to register for the voluntary start and how they can count towards care minutes. It also covered the benefits for older people, their representatives and providers.

1 May 2026 - We are reviewing the comparative clinical and cost-effectiveness of spinal cord stimulators (SCS) on the Prescribed List (PL).

23 June 2023 - We help to keep the cost of medicines down for Australians by subsidising many medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS (RPBS). The PBS safety net provides additional support to those who need lots of medicines.

28 September 2023 - COVID-19 can be fatal for patients with heart disease. Even patients without heart disease can suffer damage to their heart. Bioengineer Professor James Hudson has found a drug which could protect our hearts from this damage.

23 February 2026 - This page provides updates on projects funded under the Quality Use of Pathology (QUP) Project Stream. Reports will be published on this site once projects are finalised.

11 June 2025 - This fact sheet gives answers to common questions about the role of treating physicians in prescribing Life Saving Drugs Program (LSDP) medicines.

18 December 2023 - A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to medicines.

23 August 2021 - A statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) regarding vaccination of adolescents aged 12-15 years

14 May 2024 - Find accurate, evidence-based answers to questions or misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.