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It’s a relief
Anne and 47,000 other Australians are relieved a proposed Medicare rebate cut for eye injections has been rejected.
Macula Matters
The Macula Month edition of Macula Matters, MDFA’s newsletter for healthcare professionals.
The sight of 47,000 older Australians has been saved
Eye injections saved Uncle Gerald’s sight. Now both major parties’ have rejected a recommended rebate cut, an additional 47,000 older Australians will keep their vision too.
Rebate cut rejected
The Government and Opposition reject a cut to the Medicare rebate for sight-saving eye injections, which threatened to blind 47,000 Australians.
It’s good news for people on a pension
The rejection of the proposed Medicare rebate cut is good news, “especially for people on a pension”, says Joe from Queensland.
Proposed Medicare rebate cut rejected
A win for the macular disease community as major political parties reject a Medicare rebate cut for sight-saving eye injections.
I’m so relieved
Mike says the rejection of a proposed cut in the Medicare rebate for eye injections means he can get on with life and not have to worry about the cost of maintaining his sight.
Improving treatment adherence for wet AMD patients
Specsavers and MDFA have announced a strategic scoping partnership with a vision to increase and enhance support for patients diagnosed with wet AMD.
Geographic atrophy and quality of life
Study reports impact of GA on independence and quality of life worse than expected