Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Patient contribution and safety net

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

Section Title: Patient contribution and safety net
Table Section Text: None

Year	Co-payment (general)	Co-payment (concession)	Safety net (general)	Safety net (concession)

1960	$0.50	N/A

1971	$1.00	N/A

1975	$1.50	N/A

1976	$2.00	N/A

1978	$2.50	N/A

1979	$2.75	N/A

1981	$3.20	N/A

1983	$4.00	$2.00

1985	$5.00	$2.00

1986	$10.00	$2.50	25 scripts	25 scripts

1988	$11.00	$2.50

1990	$15.00	$2.50

1997	$20.00	$3.20

2000	$20.60	$3.50	$631.20	$171.60

2001	$21.90	$3.50	$669.70	$182.00

2002	$22.40	$3.60	$686.40	$187.20

2003	$23.10	$3.70	$708.40	$192.40

2004	$23.70	$3.80	$726.80	$197.60

2005	$28.60	$4.60	$874.90	$239.20

2006	$29.50	$4.70	$960.10	$253.80

2007	$30.70	$4.90	$1059.00	$274.40

2008	$31.30	$5.00	$1141.80	$290.00

2009	$32.90	$5.30	$1264.90	$318.00

2010	$33.30	$5.40	$1281.30	$324.00

2011	$34.20	$5.60	$1317.20	$336.00

2012	$35.40	$5.80	$1363.30	$348.00

2013	$36.10	$5.90	$1390.60	$354.00

2014	$36.90	$6.00	$1421.20	$360.00

2015	$37.70	$6.10	$1453.90	$366.00

2016	$38.30	$6.20	$1475.70	$372.00

2017	$38.80	$6.30	$1494.90	$378.00

2018	$39.50	$6.40	$1521.80	$384.00

Sentence(s)

In 2016, the co-payment was A$38.30 for general patients.

final_sentence: In 2016, the co-payment was A$38.30 for general patients.