$60 million for new cancer drugs is piddly

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2 September 2019 - I don't want to sound ungrateful, but was that it? Really?

The Government has announced $20 million in extra funding this year and $40 million extra next year.

Seriously?

Let me give you some perspective, we spend about $1 billion on drugs through PHARMAC who, until yesterday, had a world-class model - but that was a blatant lie and politicians could no longer keep a straight face saying it.

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Michael Wonder

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