Labour is continuing its overhaul of the public health service, backing restructuring with money to build and run hospitals, buy medicines and pay for doctors’ visits
The Ministry of Health suggested the Government could save money in Budget 2021 by changing the eligibility criteria for the Very Low Cost Access scheme in primary healthcare
Health Minister Andrew Little needs to rule out cutting health services to pay for his radical restructuring plans for the health sector, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says
Some $1.3 billion extra is said to be needed in the Budget just for the health sector to stand still, but more will be needed for restructuring and to improve health
The National Party has softened its opposition to the Government’s proposed Māori Health Authority, but not to what it calls a dual health system based on ethnicity
National is calling on the Government to let New Zealanders have more of a say on whether they want a Māori Health Authority, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says.
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