Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The motion is wilfully and demonstrably false. From 1 March 2020 the government will streamline the eligibility criteria to significantly increase the number of Australians with type 1 diabetes who can access fully subsidised glucose monitoring devices through the CGM scheme—from 37,000 to 58,000. Total investment in this scheme is now over $300 million. From 1 March this year the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring device will be listed as an alternative device to the seven devices currently listed on the scheme. This followed a thorough medical assessment, with addition to the scheme only possible after the supplier agreed to the strict listing requirements recommended by medical experts.