New Zealand’s health system has been plagued by short-term thinking for decades. The latest reforms need to address key issues if the government wants to future proof our key health services.
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Specific exercise therapy is the most recommended treatment for osteoarthritis, and it could save New Zealand’s health system $20 million each year by reducing other costly and ineffective treatments.
New Zealanders have, in principle, access to free healthcare. But inequality is a major issue, affecting Māori and Pasifika communities and New Zealanders living with disabilities or in poverty.
New Zealand’s health service provides universal and free access to health care, but inequities remain stubbornly high.
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Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor, University of Otago
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Executive Dean, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Assciate Professor in Epidemiology, University of Otago
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Research Professor, Director of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, University of Otago
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