HIV meds to become free in NSW next month

Wow, this is excellent news. The new Baird Liberal gov promised before the election it would absorb the co-payment itself, and what do you know they've actually made good on that promise. Yes, a Lieberal gov actually didn't lie about something *faints* Certainly puts th\e federal Lieberals to shame.

From the begining of next month there will be no more co-payment for HIV prescriptions for public patients in New South Wales. 

From 1 October 2015, co-payments for Section 100 (s100) Highly Specialised Drugs will be paid by the NSW Government for NSW residents who are patients of NSW public hospitals or authorised community prescribers in NSW. 

This means that patients treated by NSW public hospitals or by authorised community prescribers in NSW will no longer need to pay the patient co-payment for s100 Highly Specialised Drugs. 

In the initial roll out, the NSW Government will pay the co-payment for HIV antiretroviral therapy, Hepatitis B medicines and clozapine (maintenance therapy) dispensed in the community pharmacy setting. more