Cancer care expenses will be reduced, if a Shorten Labor government is elected at the next federal election.
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The party will deliver the biggest cancer care package in Australian history, with a $2.3 billion investment to slash out-of-pocket costs for cancer patients.
The plan includes an investment in $600 million towards eliminating all out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic imaging, $433 million to fund three million free consultations with oncologists and surgeons for cancer patients and a guarantee that every drug recommended by independent experts will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Whitlam MP Stephen Jones met with members of Rare Cancers Australia to speak about the plan on Monday.
Mr Jones said easing the cost of health care bills is a priority for Labor.
"We've had a lot of people talk to us about out of pocket costs with health care. You can't do everything but you want to do something meaningful," he said.
