Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 10, 2023 4:11:35 GMT 12
PHARMAC FUNDING WOES SYMPTON OF HEALTH SYSTEM STRESS
Mr Henare acknowledged whanau Maori often don’t have the options of insurance or private funding for life saving drugs which are not on Pharmac’s list.
“What happens at Pharmac is reflected in the rest of the health system whereby our whanau don’t have access. If we don’t address those they will persist and that is why the likes of Te Aka Whai Ora have been created. That’s why iwi Maori partnership boards through legislation have been established and given powers to make sure these things are accessible to our people,” he says.....
waateanews.com/2023/10/09/pharmac-funding-woes-sympton-of-health-system-stress/
Mr Henare acknowledged whanau Maori often don’t have the options of insurance or private funding for life saving drugs which are not on Pharmac’s list.
“What happens at Pharmac is reflected in the rest of the health system whereby our whanau don’t have access. If we don’t address those they will persist and that is why the likes of Te Aka Whai Ora have been created. That’s why iwi Maori partnership boards through legislation have been established and given powers to make sure these things are accessible to our people,” he says.....
waateanews.com/2023/10/09/pharmac-funding-woes-sympton-of-health-system-stress/