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Government throwing billions at COVID-19 but not doubling PHARMAC budget 'makes no sense' - Malcolm Mullholland
17 September 2020 - The PHARMAC model is broken, according to an advocate for increased access to life-saving drugs in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2020
If money is no longer an issue, I have one request - double the PHARMAC budget
16 September 2020 - Long live the year 2020 - said no one ever. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2020
PHARMAC, COVID-19 health response get slice of $302 million fund
21 July 2020 - Minister of Health Chris Hipkins has announced a financial boost for public health services, setting aside more ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2020
House proposes $3.2 billion for FDA in FY 2021
7 July 2020 - On Monday, the US House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2020
COVID-19: Health Minister David Clark announces more medicines, vaccines in $160 million PHARMAC budget boost
10 May 2020 - Health Minister David Clark has rejected claims he and other Government ministers have been "gagged", as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2020
Trump’s 2021 budget request seeks modest funding increase for FDA
10 February 2020 - The Trump administration on Monday unveiled its FY 2021 budget proposal, seeking a 10% reduction in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2019
Patient advocacy group demands doubling of PHARMAC budget to fund life-saving treatments
3 December 2019 - A group of patient advocates are calling for PHARMAC's billion-dollar budget to be doubled so it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2019
Insurers pitch new ways to pay for million dollar therapies
5 September 2019 - Cigna and CVS Health are developing new programs to help employers afford gene therapies that can cost ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Northland cancer workers, patients welcome new agency and drug funding
4 September 2019 - Kaitaia woman Donna MacMillan is delighted that a $60 million boost in PHRAMAC's funding might see ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Some positives but also unanswered questions in Government's cancer announcement
2 September 2019 - The Government’s announcement to set up a National Cancer Agency within the Ministry of Health and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Government cancer plan 'not sufficient', warn advocates
2 September 2019 - Cancer patients and treatment advocates are crying out for much more radical change, saying the government's new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Cancer sufferers to benefit from PHARMAC funding boost - Jacinda Ardern
3 September 2019 - The Prime Minister says cancer sufferers will significantly benefit from a funding boost to PHARMAC - ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2019
Show me the money
21 August 2019 - PBS a huge area of savings compared to other government-administered services including medical and hospital costs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2019
Cancer treatment campaigner urges Government to double PHARMAC's funding
5 August 2019 - A cancer treatment campaigner is calling for the Government to double PHARMAC's funding as his wife ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2019
Health insurance rebate still a pain in the budget
18 July 2019 - The private health insurance sector wants increased rebates to stop the recent decline in membership. ...