Private health insurance has a role in public health outcomes

Private health insurance has a role in public health outcomes
Rob Hennin
Dear Minister, Congratulations on your appointment. I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a year like no other. Covid-19 has disrupted our lives in unforeseeable ways, but New Zealand’s strong fight against the pandemic has been envied around the world. Covid-19’s arrival put health at the forefront of Kiwis’ minds, but the release of the Health and Disability System Review (the Simpson Report) and the health-related referendums on cannabis and euthanasia demonstrate how much wider the health policy agenda is t...

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