Medicine price hike imposed without proper consultation, industry warns

MoneywebJeremy Maggs · 21 October 2026 at 13:55

‘We weren't consulted. We don't understand the exact formula. How was this calculated? Because 2.88% is not an arbitrary number,’ says Thoneshan Naidoo, chief executive of the Health Funders Association.
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