Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

'while also stimulating the economy, must be congratulated. Maintaining an innovation focus that supports Australia's health is a fundamental strategy to our recovery.' We have backed that with the listing of new medicines, such as Avastin and Tecentriq, for cellular carcinoma, which is a primary liver cancer. Having this condition backed by this medicine will mean that 500 patients who would otherwise face a bill of $170,000 will now have access to this breakthrough, potentially life-saving medicine for as little as $6.60 a script. That's about saving lives. That's about protecting lives. That's about investing in medicines, Medicare and all of the life-saving and life-protecting measures that are such a part of the long-term national health plan. It backs what we've done through COVID. It backs Australians and it says to them that we've got their back.

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