Hah! Lying Sussan Ley forced to scrap prescription increases :)

The lying slimebag thought she was going to get away with it. Just blame it on her predecessor and leave it at that. What, is she not the health minister? Does she have control over her own portfolio? What a sad load of fuckin bullshit.

She was forced into scrapping it, not because she got a big dose of conscience, but because the senate was dead against it and hell would freeze over before it was passed. 

The gov now has a $1billion egg on it's face. Good job senate! Fuck off Lieberals and stop trying to target the poorest sickest most vulnerable Australians. Bloody fuckwits.

In a major setback for the federal government, health minister Sussan Ley has been forced to scrap a plan for a $5 medicine co-payment. 

The overhaul of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme would have required patients to pay more for prescriptions and wait longer before qualifying for discounts. 

Patients have to spend more than $1450 each year before qualifying for cheaper scripts, but the proposal would see that increase by 10 percent a year for four years in addition to increases in line with the consumer price index. 

Ms Ley yesterday said the changes did not have support in the Senate and would be abandoned. 

"I have had conversations with the crossbench and they have indicated they are not going to support it," she said. 

The measure, proposed in last year’s budget, was to have saved $1 billion. Ms Ley said the savings would still be found, but there has been no announcement of from where they will come. 

For patients, the announcement means the existing payment system remains in place. Read more