Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

As I outlined in my first answer, Senator Griff, the Prostheses List Advisory Committee has asked its clinical subcommittees to advise on the appropriate level of evidence in order to set appropriate private health insurance benefits for devices. All devices approved in Australia must go through a rigorous assessment through the TGA. Changes to the prostheses list will not alter this rigorous process. As I've said, the TGA is informed by its independent Advisory Committee on Medical Devices and the PLAC, on the other hand, assesses devices to determine what benefit levels private health insurers should be required to pay for the device.