Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - chemists remuneration / Joint Committee of Public Accounts one hundred and eighty-second report

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JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS One hundred and eighty-second Report Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme—Chemists Remuneration 1
JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 182nd REPORT PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SCHEME - CHEMISTS' REMUNERATION 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS 8
SUMMARY OF THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 10
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 19
CHAPTER 2 THE PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SCHEME AND REMUNERATION OF CHEMISTS TO 1976 22
CHAPTER 3 THE 1977-78 SURVEY & THE EXCESS PAYMENTS TO CHEMISTS 33
CHAPTER 4 THE ADP ERRORS 41
CHAPTER 5 FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ERRORS 46
CHAPTER 6 RECOVERABILITY OF EXCESS PAYMENTS 62
CHAPTER 7 THE INTERIM BASIS FOR REMUNERATION OF CHEMISTS 72
CHAPTER 8 A HEALTH FEES TRIBUNAL 78
CHAPTER 9 A BUREAU OF HEALTH ECONOMICS 87
CHAPTER 10 RETAIL PHARMACY IN AUSTRALIA 97
CHAPTER 11 THE REPATRIATION PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SCHEME DATES OF HEARINGS, DETAILS OF WITNESSES AND ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMITTEE 108
APPENDIX I 115
APPENDIX 2 SUBMISSIONS AND EXHIBITS RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE 119
APPENDIX 3 Statement by the Minister for Health to the House of Representatives, 2 April 1980 121
APPENDIX 4 Speech by the Minister for Health to the House of Representatives, 21 April 1980 127
APPENDIX 5 Speech by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs to the House of Representatives, 21 April 1980. 129
APPENDIX 6 Statement by Mr. Justice J.T. Ludeke Chairman of the Joint Committee on Pharmaceutical Benefits Pricing Arrangments 11 September 1978 131
APPENDIX 7 THE PHARMACY GUILD OF AUSTRALIA MEMORANDUM OF ADVICE 133
APPENDIX 8 Commonwealth Crown Solicitor 135
APPENDIX 9 PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SCHEME - CHEMISTS' REMUNERATION OPINION 139
APPENDIX 10 MEDIA STATEMENT BY MR JUSTICE LUDEKE, CHAIRMAN, JOINT COMMITTEE ON PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS PRICING ARRANGEMENTS 143
APPENDIX 11 LIST OF RELEVANT DATES RELATING TO ACTION INITIATED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS IN RELATION TO THE EXCESS PAYMENTS ISSUE 145
APPENDIX 12 REFERENCES 147

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