Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 22, 2022 5:45:20 GMT 12
GRANT ROBERTSON DEFENDS INVESTMENT IN MĀORI HEALTH
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has defended the amount of money allocated to Māori health in this year's budget, saying the Labour Party is on a journey "to deliver significantly better health services and outcomes for Māori."
A major part of the Budget was a package for the new Health NZ set up and the Māori Health Authority worth $11 Billion.
Of that money $579.9 millon was Maori health initiatives, with $168 millon allocated to the MHA to directly commission services.
“Māori deserve to live longer and healthier lives, and that is why this Government is reforming our healthcare system, and why we established a new Māori Health Authority as part of the reform."
However the funding has come under criticism for not being enough, including from Act who say the Government needs to be spending $3.5 billion a year on Māori......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2022/05/budget-2022-grant-robertson-defends-investment-in-maori-health.html
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has defended the amount of money allocated to Māori health in this year's budget, saying the Labour Party is on a journey "to deliver significantly better health services and outcomes for Māori."
A major part of the Budget was a package for the new Health NZ set up and the Māori Health Authority worth $11 Billion.
Of that money $579.9 millon was Maori health initiatives, with $168 millon allocated to the MHA to directly commission services.
“Māori deserve to live longer and healthier lives, and that is why this Government is reforming our healthcare system, and why we established a new Māori Health Authority as part of the reform."
However the funding has come under criticism for not being enough, including from Act who say the Government needs to be spending $3.5 billion a year on Māori......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2022/05/budget-2022-grant-robertson-defends-investment-in-maori-health.html