23 Apr 2012
Changes introduced by a United States Government funding body will have a multimillion-dollar impact on medical technology manufacturer
Changes introduced by a United States Government funding body will have a multimillion-dollar impact on medical technology manufacturer Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's revenue and margins, an analyst says.

The US Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees state-funded health insurance programmes for senior citizens and low income earners, began a competitive bidding programme early last year.

15 Mar 2012
New Ministry to drive business growth agenda
The new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will help the Government’s business growth agenda by implementing integrated policies to build a more competitive and internationally-focused economy, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says.

06 Mar 2012
Patients take Pharmac to task over glucose meters
A crowd of people, many of them angry, confronted Pharmac last night at a public meeting to discuss a proposed brand switch of glucose meters.

Around 60 people filled a church hall in Auckland last night to voice their objections to a proposed brand switch of glucose meters.  Patients with diabetes voiced their objections to a proposed brand switch of glucose meters last night at a public meeting in Auckland.

(Reproduced with permission of NZ Doctor)