New regulatory tax threatens AT pricing

Published 27th June 2018

People with disability, seniors and vunerable people in the community will be impacted by a new regulatory tax from 1 July 2018, warns Assistive Technology Suppliers Australasia (ATSA). The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will apply a new $530 medical devices regulatory tax to hundreds of assistive technology (AT) devices that aid and assist those with disability and seniors. According to ATSA, these additional costs will be passed on to those who can least afford it. To find it more information about this article, please click here.