Cut the cost of cancer · Tasmania

Tasmania can cut the cost of cancer.

People across Tasmania are calling on the Tasmania Government to reduce the financial burden of cancer. Sign the petition and add your voice.

What we are asking the Tasmania Government to do

Fair interstate travel support

Strengthen Tasmania's Patient Travel Assistance Scheme so Tasmanians can affordably travel interstate for specialised cancer treatment:

  • Increase the accommodation subsidy to $125 per night, covering at least 70% of typical accommodation costs.
  • Increase the private vehicle subsidy to 45 cents per kilometre.

Better support navigating interstate cancer care

  • Strengthen PTAS, regional coordination and patient navigation so Tasmanians can access appropriate mainland specialist care without unnecessary financial and logistical barriers.

Affordable hospital parking for cancer patients

  • Introduce a clear statewide parking concession scheme, building on existing local concessions so patients and carers can reliably access discounted or free parking at major hospitals.

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