12 April 2018
by Sue Dunlevy, National Health Reporter, News Corp Australia Network
Tens of thousands of men will be able to get a Medicare funded MRI to check if they have prostate cancer in a $15-20 million measure expected in the federal budget.
A new $400 Medicare rebate will be made available for scans to diagnose and monitor prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men, News Corp understands.
The rebate will be a financial boon to thousands of men currently paying the full $600 cost of the scans themselves and could help those who can’t afford the test avoid a biopsy.
Around 20,000 men are expected to benefit from the rebate every year.
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia fully supports the Medicare reimbursement for prostate MRI scans.
