tsibbledata (version 0.4.1)

PBS: 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

Arguments

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)

Examples

Run this code
library(tsibble)
PBS

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