Health Minister Jonathan Coleman
announced a funding boost for Pharmac this week, to go
towards a melonoma drug. So has the Government caved to
public pressure? And with critics saying health funding is
dropping in real terms, is the sector being squeezed too
tight?
Then Lisa Owen speaks to Labour's deputy leader and
health spokesperson Annette King about the party's upcoming
health summit and what she would do differently.
And as
international drug experts gather in Auckland this week, we
talk to US expert Beau Kilmer about the options for
legalising cannabis and how it's working in states like
Colorado.
We'll discuss all this and more with our panel:
former Green Party staffer David Cormack, Fairfax political
editor Tracy Watkins, and former Act leader Jamie
Whyte.
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