Dr Jackie Blue National Party Associate Health
Spokeswoman (Pharmacare)
12 November 2006
Kiwis miss out
on $73m worth of medicines in five years
Pharmac has yet
again underspent its budget, this time by more than $19.4
million, says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman
(Pharmacare), Dr Jackie Blue.
“This information is
buried in Pharmac’s latest annual report, in which the
agency awards itself an A for achievement,” says Dr
Blue.
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