Pharmac under fire for ‘inhumane’ funding decisions

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date October 2, 2020

A leading expert in severe inflammatory bowel disease has criticised Pharmac for its “inhumane” decision to refuse to fund further treatment options for sufferers.

The government agency recently decided …

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