"There's PLENTY of money for health" Vital insight from Whangārei doc @garypayinda.bsky.social on impacts & decisions Reti has overseen, health IT ("When u come to me in the ED I can't access yr records"), reality of 'pvte health' -> cost paid by public + underfunding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meBYutLmG40
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Could've...
- given NZers free dental care
- corrected deficit of specialist doctors
- increased number of GPs by approx 50%
- meant approx 3-4k nurses
The removal of our $5 prescription subsidy?
🚨 "Viscious, intentional, economicly ignorant injury to the public" 🚨
Gary's ER doc friend voted National. he now suggests politicians are banned from having pvte health insurance.
"The ONLY thing that will affect politicians is when they have to live like regular people" 🎯