I wonder what percentage of National MPs and Labour MPs have private healthcare insurance. Would they be able to sidestep delays and system malfunctions in the public system?
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Truth is he never said it was ok, he said it was under enormous pressure but stopped short of calling it a crisis, just exactly like earlier National Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman when faced with similar criticism.
But yes parts of it are in crisis.
Anyway what it needs is more money, lots more money, to pay competitive salaries for doctors, nurses & healthcare workers with Australia, for equipment like MRI scanners, for PHARMAC to keep up with drugs & treatments freely available in Australia & the UK but not funded here, to upgrade hospitals, increase funding for GP's & Primary healthcare etc.
I look forward to the govt fixing it, they seem to have plenty of money as can afford $14.6 Billion in tax cuts.
Just hope their solution isn't to privatise as much as they can, so those who can afford health insurance will be absolutely fine, but those who can't will not.
Wrong and you could not be more wrong.
It is about prioritising spending and cutting out frivolous and wasteful spending.
Something that you woke leftist losers will never understand or know how to implement.
6 years of Ardern, Hipkins and Robertson are conclusive proof of how clueless and useless the woke leftists are when it comes to running an efficient and effective government.
I am sure the Key government did try that too? Can you get blood from a stone? Unfortunately the healthcare crisis will need more funds, and that is even with ignoring the dental health crisis.
The List of members' interests should include whether the member has private healthcare.
Perfect teeth sounds well, perfect. Identical haircuts? Just the obligatory shaved pate for the glorious leader. Exact same houses? Probably modular then. Should be cheaper to build and maintain. If they are built to watertight, well-insulated standards, it sounds like it would be a vast improvement. Should have knock on effect of creating less demand for health services. Fairness? Surely that should be a goal of every society. Count me in!
No, there won’t be ‘fairness’. Fairness is illusory. One persons fair is another persons unfair. What there will be is the relentless pursuit of fairness by the Ministry of Fairness, with the attendant mass executions and torturing when perfect fairness cannot be achieved and scapegoats must consequently be found.