Summary of proposal
Party
Australian Labor Party
Policy Topic
Health
Portfolio
Health and Aged Care

The proposal would provide Commonwealth subsidies for insulin pumps for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes, with 6 options, from 1 July 2025.

  • Option 1: Fully subsidise Medtronic, AMSL Tandem, YpsoPump and Omnipod DASH insulin pumps for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes.
  • Option 2: Partially subsidise (50%) Medtronic, AMSL Tandem, YpsoPump and Omnipod DASH insulin pumps for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes.
  • Option 3: Fully subsidise the Medtronic insulin pump only for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes.
  • Option 4: Fully subsidise the AMSL Tandem insulin pump only for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes.
  • Option 5: Fully subsidise the Ypsomed insulin pump only for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes.
  • Option 6: Fully subsidise the Omnipod DASH insulin pump only for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes.

The request also sought distributional analysis of the impact of providing Commonwealth subsidies for insulin pumps under each option.

24 June 2024