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flag New Zealand’s ACC is cutting 5,000+ long-term injury claims without clear reasons, risking patient care and the no-fault system’s integrity.

flag New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is under fire for cutting off over 5,000 long-term injury claimants without clear reasons, citing “reason unknown,” according to the ACC Futures Coalition. flag Despite ACC’s claim of success in reducing long-term cases—8,000 closed—the coalition says decisions lack clinical evidence, affecting people with severe injuries like tetraplegia and brain trauma. flag Some lost access to rehabilitation or surgery, with non-specialists making key decisions. flag ACC plans to cut another 12,000 cases, citing ministerial cost-cutting directives. flag Critics argue this undermines the no-fault system’s core principles, harms recovery, reduces productivity, and increases long-term societal costs, urging evidence-based support over arbitrary reductions.

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