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  • The Pharmac Fiasco

    From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 6 16:40:52 2024
    https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-pharmac-fiasco

    A good comment below the article, pointing out the perverse incentives
    used by surgeons to ensure a steady flow of private paying patients.

    also key to a better future is whether Pharmac does get better funded
    - from the article :
    "The Labour Opposition joined the chorus pointing out the Coalition
    Government was failing to keep its election promises. Curiously,
    during the election campaign Labour failed to get across that the Ardern-Hipkins Labour Government had markedly increased Pharmac
    funding by more than 70 percent (excluding that for Covid), while
    Pharmac funding under the Key-English Government was near stagnant.
    The National-led Government's recent policy announcement represents a
    major break from the earlier National Government."

    Let us hope that NAct1st do put some more money into Pharmac next year
    . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Jul 6 06:40:04 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/the-pharmac-fiasco

    A good comment below the article, pointing out the perverse incentives
    used by surgeons to ensure a steady flow of private paying patients.

    also key to a better future is whether Pharmac does get better funded
    - from the article :
    "The Labour Opposition joined the chorus pointing out the Coalition >Government was failing to keep its election promises. Curiously,
    during the election campaign Labour failed to get across that the >Ardern-Hipkins Labour Government had markedly increased Pharmac
    funding by more than 70 percent (excluding that for Covid), while
    Pharmac funding under the Key-English Government was near stagnant.
    The National-led Government's recent policy announcement represents a
    major break from the earlier National Government."

    Let us hope that NAct1st do put some more money into Pharmac next year
    . . .
    No fiasco - simply an honest correction by a government that admits its mistakes unlike the last one.

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