Abstract:A819Objectives: Patients diagnosed with rare disease face shortened life expectancy, chronic disability and a lack of viable treatment options. When effective treatments are available there are financial challenges to achieving access, highlighting the need for government subsidy. In Australia, the desire to fund rare disease therapies in the context of the legislative requirement to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of new therapies has posed significant challenges. As part of sequential reviews of the Australi… Show more
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