17308 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 29 Apr 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	17308 (2025)
Question asked:	10 Apr 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	22 Apr 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_17308_2025
Document guid:	54b2d42e-3bc6-4310-81fa-76a78c59f46c

17308 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: Has he sought or received advice from Health NZ on whether the proposed restructure to the Health Payment Integrity Team align with the government’s fiscal management objectives, if so, what were Health NZ’s findings?

Hon Simeon Brown: Advice sought by myself to support our Government's focus on delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders is provided by health agencies. Titles of advice that I have received have been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Pharmac websites: https://www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/lists-of-advice-provided-to-ministers https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/publications/ https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/official-information-act/list-of-ministerial-briefings.