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The recently announced Pharmac review is fatally flawed.
While the Government may feel it can claim the moral high
ground, listening to public concern and acting on their
election promise of a review , they have also knowingly
hamstrung the process by restricting the parameters of the
review itself. This is political intervention at its
finest, Peter Fergusson, CEO Leukaemia & Blood Cancer
NZ (LBC).
In short - it’s a review of Pharmac’s
operations. It covers three areas: timeliness, transparency,
and equity of access; sure, it will identify a raft of
improvements, making it operate more efficiently and nothing
more.
Press Release – Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ The recently announced Pharmac review is fatally flawed. While the Government may feel it can claim the moral high ground, listening to public concern and acting on their election promise of a “review”, they have also knowingly hamstrung …
The recently announced Pharmac review is fatally flawed. While the Government may feel it can claim the moral high ground, listening to public concern and acting on their election promise of a “review”, they have also knowingly hamstrung the process by restricting the parameters of the review itself. “This is political intervention at its finest,” Peter Fergusson, CEO Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ (LBC).
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