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Hi Marisawright, Fair points, but she is now on avastin and she was switched before we appealed. But like another poster said how does the medical review officer guarantee she remains on this and is not switched back to the more expensive option. I see the logic in it , just don't like it

Thanks again for the replies guys. Fressia thanks for the positive words ! Mum is currently on lucentis and that was the drug the medical review officer used to predict her ongoing costs. If she is switched to avastin, as you mentioned a commonly used drug for her condition, she would come under the medical costs threshold. So we where surprised she got knocked back after we asked for a second medical review looking at avastin, but realised it's not done on her individual situation , it was done on a hypothetical case on the more expensive drug. i understand some of the logic but how can you assess an individual's medical costs if you are not looking at the individual themselves and looking at a hypothetical case ? That's the frustration !

Thank you so much all for your speedy replies. What I just don't understand is she was knocked back as treatment is too expensive but we have a strong case for a much cheaper drug option recommend by 3 experts in the field. It was just that a hypothetical case was reviewed for cost not her's. Alan thank you so much for your replies, I called your office very late this I afternoon as we would really like your help. I will give you a buzz Monday. Mum and dad have been here 3 and 1/2 years so connected well in the community and help out with the grand kids a lot. She would be devastated if she had to head back to the UK. I've got everything crossed ! thanks again everyone.

Hi there, After reading a lot of useful advice on these forums to help my mum and dad's situation, it's time for me to post to ask for help ! mum and dad were rejected yesterday by the migration tribunal for the aged care 804 visa based on my mums health as she has macular degeneration and requires monthly injections here in Australia. We had initially appealed and got letters written by 3 doctors to support that fact that we could reduce the cost of the drugs she is given to come under the cost threshold to be accepted. However, the medical review officer did not take any of mum's individual circumstances into account and bases the cost of the drugs on a fictitious person on an expensive PBS drug and hence they were rejected yesterday. So we are looking at the next steps , where we need to apply directly to the Minister of Immigration. I'm looking for any advice on how to approach this and what we need to do next . I'm assuming it's writing a letter with social and emotional factors tied in and her individual situation. Any advice would be more than welcome as we have been told they have 28 days and must then leave ! As as you can imagine we are all abit stressed but think we have a strong case and I just want to make sure we go through the correct steps to get the results we want thanks for reading and would love to hear from you if you have been in a similar situation. Amanda

Congratulations on being granted your visa nannadi ! It was good to hear it does finally happen. My mum and dad have just gone on the waiting list after appyling for aged parent 804 onshore while visiting me in December. I was hoping you could help me out with a quick question. What medicare benefits were you entitled to ? Dad is on a few medications and my understanding is he won't get a concession card even if he is over 65 as he is not a permanent resident so will have to pay normal adult prices ? Thanks in advance :smile:

I never thought of doing this, stupid me, so thanks for sharing ! Can I ask how long does a return flight last for ? Is it a year ? Cheers