Health NZ’s financial woes mark a warning for ambitious reformers
ANALYSIS: A cautionary tale of mergers gone awry … scale doesn’t guarantee success, execution does.
Hamish White
Sat, 05 Apr 2025
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Last month’s damning financial review of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora revealed how the bold and noble experiment to achieve consistent care, reduced duplication, and innovation had stumbled deep into financial quagmire, with a staggering $722 million deficit. But the Health NZ story is not
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Hamish White
Sat, 05 Apr 2025
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