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Patient Assistance Transport Scheme

Ms PRATT (Frome) (15:31): My question is for the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. In 2018, when Labor were last in government, the subsidy for using the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme, known as PATS, was 16¢ in the dollar or a total rebate of $48.96 from Port Augusta to Adelaide. Given the global pressures on fuel prices currently, will the minister back the regions and match our commitment of increasing the subsidy to 32¢ so that the health services in the regions can be futureproofed for growing and ageing populations?

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:31): I must have missed that in any of the last four budgets because it certainly wasn't a feature of any of the last four budgets under the Marshall government. I will certainly take advice on that matter; however, our investments are aimed at making sure that we can treat more people in their local communities, where there is less need to travel back and forth to Adelaide.

The SPEAKER: Question time has expired. I do note that there was not a question from government members, though of course they make up by far the majority.

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