PBS: Monthly Medicare Australia prescription data
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Monthly Medicare Australia prescription data
Description
PBS is a monthly tsibble with two values:
Scripts: Total number of scripts
Cost: Cost of the scripts in $AUD
Format
Time series of class tsibble
Details
The data is disaggregated using four keys:
Concession: Concessional scripts are given to pensioners, unemployed, dependents, and other card holders
Type: Co-payments are made until an individual's script expenditure hits a threshold ($290.00 for concession, $1141.80 otherwise). Safety net subsidies are provided to individuals exceeding this amount.
ATC1: Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical index (level 1)
ATC2: Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical index (level 2)
Source
Medicare Australia
Examples
library(tsibble)
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Monthly Medicare Australia prescription data
Description
PBS is a monthly tsibble with two values:
| Scripts: | Total number of scripts |
| Cost: | Cost of the scripts in $AUD |
Format
Time series of class tsibble
Details
The data is disaggregated using four keys:
| Concession: | Concessional scripts are given to pensioners, unemployed, dependents, and other card holders |
| Type: | Co-payments are made until an individual's script expenditure hits a threshold ($290.00 for concession, $1141.80 otherwise). Safety net subsidies are provided to individuals exceeding this amount. |
| ATC1: | Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical index (level 1) |
| ATC2: | Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical index (level 2) |
Source
Medicare Australia
Examples
library(tsibble) PBS
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