A patient advocate says David Seymour’s new instructions to Pharmac could do more for Māori access to medicines than simply having a “Te Tiriti provision”.
The associate health minister has directed Pharmac to stop factoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi into its decisions, instead urging the agency to focus on delivering health outcomes based on data and evidence.
Seymour said Pharmac should serve people based on actual need, without considering their background as a proxy.
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HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI
