Tag: Pharmac
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Transitional access: Private cancer patients to receive Pharmac-funded medicine in NZ private hospitals
What transitional access means in practical terms Healthcare policy in New Zealand is evolving to address gaps between public provision and patient needs. The latest development centers on giving private hospital patients with advanced breast cancer access to a medicine funded by Pharmac, the government’s medicines funding agency. Known as transitional access, this policy aims…
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Private cancer patients gain access to Pharmac-funded medicine in private hospitals
Overview of Transitional Access A new policy initiative will allow a select group of private patients with advanced breast cancer to receive a medicine funded by the government’s Pharmac (the New Zealand drug-buying agency) in private hospitals. The measure, described by officials as transitional access, aims to speed up patient access to a potentially life-extending…