NZ already spends less on health than Australia or Canada – we need proper funding, not ‘crisis’ management

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NZ already spends less on health than Australia or Canada – we need proper funding, not ‘crisis’ management

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Claims of overspending downplay the most significant external contributors to our stressed health system such as underfunding [IMAGE GENERATED BY AI FIREFLY]

Academics from the University of Otago: Esther Willing, Peter Crampton, Robin Gauld; and from the University of Auckland: Jaime King, Paula Lorgelly and Tim Tenbensel onsider the parlous state of the health system

We are being told the health system is in crisis, “on the brink of failure” – spending beyond its budget, waiting times getting longer, suffering from