Without a subsidy, patients could pay $750 a year to treat the condition which has no cure and can last decadesFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than one million Australians living with endometriosis will have access to a treatment subsidised by the federal government for the first time in three decades.The health minister, Mark Butler, announced on Sunday that a daily tablet will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-12-01 00:42:18
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Endometriosis treatment to be subsided by federal government as health minister says ‘women are suffering unnecessarily’
