Seymour's latest Pharmac challenge, CE danger money and more

Seymour's latest Pharmac challenge, CE danger money and more
The Oranga Tamariki danger zone: recent CEs Chappie Te Kani and Grainne Moss pictured. (Image: NZME/Jacques Steenkamp)
Pattrick Smellie
A practical test for David SeymourAct leader and Pharmac Minister David Seymour’s Aug 11 speech to the Medical Technology Association should have been music to the ears of Oliver Hunt, the founder of MedSalv, a New Zealand company that recycles medical devices at prices well below the cost of new ones.After beating his head against a bureaucratic brick wall for the last seven years trying to get MedSalv products onto Pharmac’s approved supplier list for medical devices, he has become vocal in recent months.In particular, Hunt questi...

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