BUDGET 2020: DHBs to get billion-dollar boost

BUDGET 2020: DHBs to get billion-dollar boost
Paul McBeth
The country’s 20 district health boards will get almost $1 billion more in annual funding as the government tries to rebuild capacity in the regional networks.Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Health Minister David Clark today announced an extra $3.92 billion for the DHBs over the next four years, taking their annual collective budget to $15.27 billion.That compares to the $13.98 billion forecast for the June 2020 year in last year’s Budget, and takes the increased investment in the country’s health sector since 2015 to mor...

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