2024 New Zealand Budget does not fund promised cancer drugs, disappointing patients and organizations.
New Zealand's Budget 2024 fails to fund 13 promised cancer drugs, disappointing cancer patients and organizations. The Cancer Society criticized the lack of additional funding for cancer medicines, expressing deep disappointment and concern for patients who had hoped for access to essential treatments. The government has verbally committed to improving Pharmac, but without substantial funding increases, cancer patients will continue to struggle to afford necessary medicines.
May 30, 2024
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